Rulers:
• Charles IV, King of Spain (1788-1808)
• John Adams, 2nd President of the United States (1797-1801)
• Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (1801-1809)
• Napoléon Bonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic (1799-1804)
Events:
• Musée d’Arts de Nantes established in Nantes, France.
• Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Angers opened in Angers, France.
• Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux established in Bordeaux, France.
• Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon established in Lyon, France.
• Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen established in Rouen, France.
Births:
• Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835)
Music:
• Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): The Seasons (1801)
Art:
• Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Amore e Psiche (1800-03)
• Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Ebe (1800-05)
• Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Testa di Medusa (c.1801)
• David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825): Napoléon au Grand Saint-Bernard (1801)
• Goya, Francisco (1746-1828): La maja vestida (1800-07)