1796

Rulers:

Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-1796)

• Charles IV, King of Spain (1788-1808)

• George Washington, 1st President of the United States (1789-1797)

Events:

Accademia Carrara founded in Bergamo.

Battle of Arcole (November 1517)

Národní Galerie v Praze established in Prague

Births:

• Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875)

Zola, François (1796-1847)

Deaths:

Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1729-1796)

Art:

• Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Amore e Psiche (1796)

• Goya, Francisco (1746-1828): La maja desnuda (1795-1800)

Goya, Francisco (1746-1828): Mujeres conversando (c.1792-96)

Goya, Francisco (1746-1828): San Ambrosio (c.1796-99)

Gros, Antoine-Jean (1771-1835): Bonaparte au pont d’Arcole (1796-97)

Turner, Joseph (1775-1851): The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli (c.1794-97)

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