1718 in art

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Events from the year 1718 in art.

## Events

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* Arnold Houbraken publishes his biographical work De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen ("The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters and Woman Artists").

## Paintings

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* Jonathan Richardson – Alexander Pope and his dog, Bounce
* Jacob van Schuppen – Prince Eugene of Savoy
* Antoine Watteau – La Surprise

## Births

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* January – Johann Melchior Kambly, Swiss sculptor who took part in the development of the architectural style of Frederician Rococo (died 1783)
* April 24 – Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (died 1784)
* June 5 – Thomas Chippendale, English furniture maker (died 1779)
* July 4 – Giambettino Cignaroli, Italian painter of the Rococo and early Neoclassic period (d. 1770)
* July 15 – Alexander Roslin, Swedish portrait painter (died 1793)
* August 16 – Jakob Emanuel Handmann, Swiss painter (died 1781)
* August 28 – Claude-Henri Watelet, French fermier-général, amateur painter and writer on the arts (died 1786)
* September 25 – Martin Johann Schmidt, Austrian painter (died 1801)
* October 17 – Christoffer Foltmar, Danish painter of miniatures and organist (died 1759)
* date unknown
* Joseph Bergler the Elder, Austrian sculptor (died 1788)
* Giuseppe Camerata, Italian miniature painter and engraver (died 1803)
* Nicolas Desportes, French painter of hunting scenes (died 1787)
* James Giles, English artist in Worcester, Derby, Bow and Chelsea porcelain and also glass (died 1780)
* Maria Maddalena Baldacci, Italian painter born in Florence (died 1782)
* probable – Agostino Carlini, Italian sculptor and painter (died 1790)

## Deaths

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* May 24 – Jeremiah Dummer, American silversmith and portrait painter (born 1645)[1]) was the first American-born silversmith,[2][3]
* May 29 – Giuseppe Avanzi, Italian painter (born 1645)
* December 25 – Franz Joseph Feuchtmayer, German sculptor and stuccoist (born 1660)[4]
* December 28 – Jan Brokoff, German sculptor (born 1652)
* date unknown
* Jan Griffier, Dutch painter (born c. 1645–1652)
* Juan Simón Gutiérrez, Spanish Baroque painter (born 1634)
* Kanō Tanshin, Japanese painter (born 1653)
* Wu Li, Chinese landscape painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty (born 1632)
* probable
* Josias English, English etcher (born unknown)
* Giuseppe Laudati, Italian painter of the Baroque period (born 1672)
* Girolamo Odam, Italian painter, pastel portraitist and landscape artist, as well as wood engraver (born 1681)
* Pasquale Rossi, Italian painter of the Baroque period (born 1641)

## References

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1. ^ Roberts, Oliver Ayer (1895). History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts. A. Mudge & Son. p. 217. Retrieved September 13, 2018. "(in footnote) [1718] May 24th ... This day Capt. Dummer dies"
2. ^ "Newbury – A Brief History". Newbury, Mass. Genealogy Project. March 28, 2008. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
3. ^ "Who was America's first silversmith?". Frequently Asked Questions. Jeffrey Herman Silversmith. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
4. ^ "1718 in art". SIKART Lexicon on art in Switzerland.

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