1801

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 NantesFrance.

Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Angers opened in AngersFrance.

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux established in BordeauxFrance.

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon established in LyonFrance.

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen established in RouenFrance.

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)

• Goya, Francisco (1746-1828): La maja vestida (1800-07)