Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Self-Portrait when Young 1753–1758 Oil on canvas, 73.7 x 61.6 cm Tate Britain, London This self-portrait was probably painted soon after Reynolds set up a studio in London in 1753. He had spent the previous three years studying art…
Canaletto (1697-1768) Eton College c.1754 Oil on canvas, 61.6 × 107.7 cm National Gallery, London This view is from the bank of the River Thames, looking across a sprawling meadow towards Eton College on the horizon. A shady glade gives way to…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Les amants heureux (Les Amants heureux) c.1751–1755 Oil on canvas, 90.2 x 121.3 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
Canaletto (1697-1768) Capriccio: Un palazzo con cortile sulla laguna (Capriccio: A Palace with a Courtyard by the Lagoon) c.1750–1755 Pen, ink and brush on paper, 26.9 x 42.1 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Privileged young Europeans embarking on the Grand…
Canaletto (1697-1768) Capriccio con colonna (English Landscape Capriccio with a Column) c.1754 Oil on canvas, 134 x 106.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We look slightly down across a sun-drenched plaza with people scattered among ruins, buildings, and around…
Canaletto (1697-1768) Capriccio con palazzo (English Landscape Capriccio with a Palace) c.1754 Oil on canvas, 134 x 108.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Sun pours across a landscape with trees and plants growing around and on an arched stone…
(1707–1754) Works: • A Journey from This World to the Next (1749) • Amelia (1751) • An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews (1741) • Joseph Andrews, Vol. I (1742) • Joseph Andrews, Vol. II (1742) • The History of the Life of the Late…
Founded: 1754 Location: 8 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6EZ Website: https://www.thersa.org/ Fellows: • Dench, Judi (1934) • Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) • Savoy, Teresa Ann (1955-2017) • Ustinov, Peter (1921-2004) See also: • London (England) | Museums | Organizations | Westminster (London)
Founded: 1754 Location: Museumstraße 1, 38100 Braunschweig Website: https://3landesmuseen-braunschweig.de/ Collection: • Giorgione (c.1477-1510): Autoritratto come David (1508) • Rosso Fiorentino (1495-1540): Morte di Cleopatra (c.1525) • Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675): The Girl with the Wineglass (1658-60) See also: • Braunschweig (Germany) | Museums
Events: • Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum established in Braunschweig. • Royal Society of Arts founded in London. Deaths: • Fielding, Henry (1707-1754) Art: • Canaletto (1697-1768): Capriccio con colonna (c.1754) • Canaletto (1697-1768): Capriccio con palazzo (c.1754) • Canaletto (1697-1768): Capriccio: Un palazzo con cortile sulla laguna (c.1750-55) • Canaletto (1697-1768): Eton…