Rulers:
• Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844)
• Fernando VII, King of Spain (1813-1833)
• James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (1817-1825)
• John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States (1825-1829)
Events:
• Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres receives the Légion d’honneur.
• Musée Fabre founded in Montpellier.
Births:
• Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905)
• Madrazo y Kuntz, Luis de (1825-1897)
• Monginot, Charles (1825-1900)
• Montañés y Pérez, Bernardino (1825-1893)
Deaths:
• David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825)
• Hely-Hutchinson, Richard, 1st Earl of Donoughmore (1756-1825)
• Pauline Bonaparte, Princess Borghese (1780-1825)
• Salieri, Antonio (1750-1825)
Architecture:
• Cimetière de Montmartre opened in Paris.
Art:
• Blake, William (1757-1827): Dante running from the Three Beasts (1824-27)
• Constable, John (1776-1837): Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds (c.1825)
• Constable, John (1776-1837): The Lock (c.1820-25)
• Corot, Camille (1796-1875): Autoportrait, Corot à son chevalet (1825)
• Corot, Camille (1796-1875): La Trinité-des-Monts (1825-28)
• Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863): Le duc d’Orléans montrant sa maîtresse (1825-26)
• Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863): L’exécution du Doge Marino Faliero (1825-26)
• Goya, Francisco (1746-1828): El coloso (1818-25)
• Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828): Monje hablando con una anciana (c.1825)