Rulers: • Fernando VII, King of Spain (1813-1833) • James Madison, 4th President of the United States (1809-1817) • Louis XVIII, King of France (1814-1824) • Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (1804-1815) Events: • Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie founded in Frankfurt am Main. Deaths:…
Rain, Steam and Speed (1844)
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Rain, Steam, and Speed – The Great Western Railway 1844 Oil on canvas, 91 x 121.8 cm National Gallery, London A steam engine rushes towards us as it speeds along a bridge through the rain. The bridge…
National Gallery (London)
Established: 1824 Location: Trafalgar Square, London WC2 Website: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The National Gallery in…
1824
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) • Louis XVIII, King of France (1814-1824) Events: • Manchester Art Gallery opened in Manchester. • National…
1820
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) • Louis XVIII, King of France (1814-1824) Events: • Hessisches Landesmuseum opened in Darmstadt. Births: • Duval, Jeanne…
Tate Britain
Established: 1897 as National Gallery of British Art; became Tate Britain in 2000 Location: Millbank, London SW1P 4RG Website: https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…
2000
Rulers: • Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001) • Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022) Events: • The National Gallery of British Art (London) becames Tate Britain. Deaths: • Autant-Lara, Claude (1901-2000) • Barty, Billy (1924-2000) • Clay, Nicholas (1946-2000) • Colicos, John…
1775
Rulers: • Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-1796) Births: • Austen, Jane (1775-1817) • Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Music: • Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778): Daphnis et Chloè (1774-76) Art: • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Euridice (1775-76) • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Orfeo (1775-76) • Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806): Le…
Joseph Mallord William Turner
(1775–1851) The artist’s works: The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli c.1794–1797 National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Self-Portrait c.1799 Tate Britain, London Copy of Poussin’s Landscape 1799 Tate Britain, London Christ Crowned with Thorns, after Titian 1802 Tate Britain, London Mars and Venus, after Guercino…
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
(1864–1901) Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa The artist’s works: Touc, assis sur une table c.1879–1881 Hammer Museum, Los Angeles La Gousse 1880 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Nice, souvenir de la Promenade des Anglais 1880 Petit Palais, Paris La Calèche c.1881 Philadelphia…