Rulers:
• Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-1796)
Events:
• Bildergalerie Sanssouci established in Potsdam.
• Hermitage Museum established in Saint Petersburg.
Births:
• Fernández Flores, Miguel (1764-1822)
Deaths:
• Pompadour, Madame de (1721-1764)
Art:
• Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788): Portrait of the Artist’s Daughters (c.1763-64)
• Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792): Portrait Study of a Young Lady (c.1760-65)
• Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770): L’Olimpo, o Trionfo di Venere (1761-64)