Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Regata sul Canal Grande, nei pressi del Ponte di Rialto, Venezia (Regatta on the Grand Canal, near the Rialto Bridge, Venice) 1780–1793 Oil on canvas, 48 x 79 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam View over the Grand Canal near the…
Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Continence of Scipio 1789 Oil on canvas, 239.5 x 165.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg In 1785 the British diplomat Lord Carysfort was entrusted with a commission to Reynolds for two paintings, one for Catherine the Great of…
Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) The Infant Hercules c.1785–1789 Oil on millboard, 25.5 × 21 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This is believed to be a preparatory sketch for a history painting commissioned by Catherine the Great, with the subject left to…
Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Portrait of Lord Donounghmore 1780–1790 Oil on canvas, 126 x 100 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano The painting was purchased in London for 2,500 pounds by Ettore Modigliani in 1933 with the proceeds of the Mostra d’Arte…
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Amore e Psiche che si abbracciano (Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss) 1787–1793 Marble, 155 x 168 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris See also: • Apuleius (c.124-c.170): Psyche et Cupido (Latin)
(1789–1879) Isidore Taylor in Art: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Musique aux Tuileries 1862 National Gallery, London Born August 5 1789 Brussels (Belgium) Died September 6 1879 Paris (France) Buried Cimetière du Père Lachaise (Paris) Occupation Philanthropist Playwright Occupation Senator Writer Award…
(1789–1874) Vincent’s Grandfather in Art: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Vincent van Gogh, Grandfather 1881 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam See also: • Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890)
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) Births: • Taylor, Isidore Justin Séverin (1789-1879) • Van Gogh, Vincent, Grandfather (1789-1874) Literature: • Blake, William (1757-1827): Songs of Innocence, and Songs…
(1732–1799) 1st President of the United States (1789–1797) See also: • Presidents of the United States | United States