1790 in art
Overview of the events of 1790 in art
Overview of the events of 1790 in art
Events from the year 1790 in art.
Events
Works
Title page of Blake's book
Births
- January 1 – George Petrie, Irish painter, musician, antiquary and archaeologist (died 1866)
- January 25 – Moritz Michael Daffinger, Austrian miniature painter and sculptor (died 1849)
- January 30 – Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm, Swedish diplomat who made paintings of the countries in which he served (died 1858)
- February 19 – Anton Schimser, Polish sculptor of Austrian origin (died 1838)
- March – Kapiton Zelentsov, Russian painter notable for his book illustrations (died 1845)
- March 14 – Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (died 1863)
- March 28 – William Henry Hunt, English water-color painter (died 1864)
- May 22 - Bianca Milesi, Italian writer, painter, and patriot (died 1849)
- May 23 - James Pradier, Swiss-born French sculptor in the neoclassical style (died 1852)
- June 19 – John Gibson, Welsh-born sculptor (died 1866)
- July 6 – Giuseppe Tominz, Italian-Slovenian portrait painter (died 1866)
- July 18 – John Frazee, first American born sculptor to execute a bust in marble (died 1852)
- September 24 – Robert Trewick Bone, English painter of sacred, classical and genre scenes (died 1840)
- date unknown
Deaths