1718 in art
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[edit] Events
- Arnold Houbraken publishes his biographical work De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen ("The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters and Woman Artists").
[edit] Paintings
- Jonathan Richardson - Alexander Pope and his dog, Bounce
- Antoine Watteau - La Surprise
[edit] Births
- January - Johann Melchior Kambly, Swiss sculptor who took part in the development of the architectural style of Frederician Rococo (d. 1783)
- April 24 - Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (d. 1784)
- June 5 - Thomas Chippendale, English furniture maker (d. 1779)
- July 4 - Giambettino Cignaroli, Italian painter of the Rococo and early Neoclassic period (d. 1770)
- July 15 - Alexander Roslin, Swedish portrait painter (d. 1793)
- August 16 - Jakob Emanuel Handmann, Swiss painter (d. 1781)
- September 25 - Martin Johann Schmidt, Austrian painter (d. 1801)
- date unknown - Maria Maddalena Baldacci, Italian painter born in Florence (died 1782)
- probable - Agostino Carlini, Italian sculptor and painter (d. 1790)
[edit] Deaths
- May 29 - Giuseppe Avanzi, Italian painter (born 1645)
- December 25 - Franz Joseph Feuchtmayer, German sculptor and stuccoist (b. 1660)
- December 28 - Jan Brokoff, German sculptor (b. 1652)
- date unknown
- Jan Griffier, Dutch painter (b. 1645 - 1652)
- Kanō Tanshin, Japanese painter (d. 1653)
- Wu Li, Chinese landscape painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty (b. 1632)
- probable
- Giuseppe Laudati, Italian painter of the Baroque period (b. 1672)
- Girolamo Odam, Italian painter, pastel portaitist and landscape artist, as well as wood engraver (b. 1681)
- Pasquale Rossi, Italian painter of the Baroque period (b. 1641)