1838 in art
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[edit] Events
- April 8 - The British National Gallery first opens to the public in the building purpose-designed for it by William Wilkins in Trafalgar Square, London.
- August 31 - Scottish-born scene painter David Roberts sets sail for Egypt, with the encouragement of J. M. W. Turner, to produce a series of drawings of the region for use as the basis for paintings and chromolithographs.
[edit] Works
See also: Category:1838 sculptures
- Asher B. Durand - Dance on the Battery in the Presence of Peter Stuyvesant
- Eugène Delacroix - Portrait of Frédéric Chopin and George Sand (unfinished; later separated)
- William Wyon - young profile head of Queen Victoria on coins of the pound sterling
[edit] Births
- March 28 - Jean-Paul Laurens, painter and sculptor (died 1921)
- June 11 - Mariano Fortuny, painter (died 1874)
- September 18 – Anton Mauve, painter (died 1888)
- November 18 – William Keith, painter (died 1911)
- November 28 - Alexander Opekushin, sculptor (died 1923)
- December 31 – Jules Dalou, sculptor (died 1902)
[edit] Deaths
- January 8 - Josef Grassi, Austrian painter especially of portraits (born 1757)
- March 2 - Benjamin Barker, landscape painter (born 1776)
- May 10 - José Aparicio, Spanish painter of the Neoclassic period (born 1773)
- June 4 - Claude Ramey, sculptor (born 1754)
- September 5 – Charles Percier, architect and designer (born 1764)
- date unknown - John O'Keeffe, Irish portrait and figure painter (born 1797)