1756 in art

1756 in art

Events

* The Venetian Academy was co-founded by Giovanni Antonio Guardi (1699-1760), also known as Gianantonio Guardi, an Italian painter, et al.

Paintings

* Francois Boucher (1703-1770) paints portraits of Madame de Pompadour.
* John Singleton Copley paints pictures after Rococo influence.
* Sir Joshua Reynolds paints portraits of "Susanna Beckford" and "Captain Robert Orme".
* Szymon Czechowicz paints Bishop Stanislaus bringing back to life Piotrowin.

Births

* March 4 - Sir Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter (died 1823)
* June 6 - John Trumbull, American painter (died 1843)
* July 14 - Thomas Rowlandson, English artist and caricaturist (died 1827)
* December 7 - Cornelis van Spaendonck, Dutch painter (died 1839)
* Joseph Chinard - French sculptor who worked in a Neoclassical style (died 1813)
* (b. 1756/1758) - Francesco Piranesi, Italian engraver and architect (died 1810)

Deaths

* July 24 - George Vertue, English engraver and antiquary (born 1684)
* Bernard Accama, Dutch painter (born 1697)
* Li Shan, Chinese painter (b. 1686)
* Hua Yan - Chinese painter from Fujian province (b. 1682)
* Zhang Zongcang - Chinese painter in the Qing Dynasty (b. 1686)


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