1792 in art

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Events

• François-André Vincent becomes a professor at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in Paris.

Works

• Samuel Jennings – Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences

Births

• February 24 – István Ferenczy, Hungarian sculptor (d. 1856)
• June 16 – John Linnell, English landscape painter (d. 1882)
• June 26 – Christian Albrecht Jensen, Danish painter (d. 1870)
• August 9 – Alvan Fisher, United States landscape and genre painter (d. 1863)
• September 1 – Chester Harding – American portrait painter (d. 1866)
• December 17 – George Hayter, English portrait painter (d. 1871)
• December 20 – Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, French designer and painter, especially of military subjects (d. 1845)
• date unknown
  • James Arthur O'Connor, Irish landscape painter (d. 1841)
  • James Pollard, British painter and aquatint engraver especially of coach, fox hunting and equine scenes (d. 1867)
  • Thomas Wyon, engraver of medals (d. 1817)
  • William Guy Wall, American painter of Irish birth (d. 1864)
  • Ulla Stenberg, Swedish damask maker (d. 1858)

Deaths

• February 23 – Sir Joshua Reynolds, English painter, specializing in portraits (b. 1723)
• March 3 – Robert Adam, architect and interior designer (b. 1728)
• December 12 – William Hoare, English painter, noted for his pastels (b. 1707)
• date unknown
  • Francesco Appiani, Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Rome and Perugia (b. 1704)
  • Antonio Ponz, Spanish painter (b. 1725)
  • Pietro Scalvini, Italian painter (b. 1718)
  • Katsukawa Shunshō, Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style (b. 1726)