Tag: 1778

Wellington Museum (Apsley House)

Opened: 1778 Location: 149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London W1J 7NT Website: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/apsley-house/ Collection: • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Napoleone come Marte pacificatore (1803-06) • Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660): El aguador de Sevilla (c.1623) Apsley House in Art: Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Green Park, London 1870 or 1871 Philadelphia…

El ciego de la guitarra (1778)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) El ciego de la guitarra (The Blind Guitarist) 1778 Oil on canvas, 260 x 311 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The central motif of this work is the blind singer who travels to cities and towns, spreading…

1778

Rulers: • Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-1796) Events: • The Wellington Museum opens in Apsley House, London. Deaths: • Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778) • Voltaire (1694-1778) Art: • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Dedalo e Icaro (1778-79) • Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806): Le bluff de l’aveugle (c.1775-80)…