1728 in art

Events from the year 1728 in art.

Events

• October 20 – Copenhagen Fire of 1728: The worst fire in the history of Copenhagen breaks out. It lasts for 3 days and destroys important cultural treasures such as the University of Copenhagen library and original Baroque interiors of the Reformed Church, Copenhagen.
• Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin is admitted to the Royal Academy.
• William Hogarth begins painting scenes from The Beggar's Opera .

Paintings

Der Roschen
Artist	Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
Year	1728

• Canaletto (1725–1728) (Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg)
  • View of Church of San Giovanni dei Battuti on the Isle of Murano
  • View of the Isles of San Michele, San Cristoforo and Murano from the Fondamenta Nuove
• Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin – Der Roschen (Cat with Stingray)

Births

• March 12 – Anton Raphael Mengs, German painter (died 1779)
• April 20 – Nicolas Henri Joseph de Fassin, Belgian landscape painter (died 1811)
• May 24 – Jean-Baptiste Pillement, Rococo painter, designer and engraver (died 1808)
• July 1 – Nicolas-Guy Brenet, French historical painter (died 1792)
• date unknown
  • Johan Alm, Finnish painter and field sergeant (died 1810)
  • Pietro Bardellino – Italian painter (died 1819)
  • Fabio Berardi, Italian engraver (died 1788)
  • Charles Catton, English painter (died 1798) ^[1]
  • John Clayton, English painter (died 1800)
  • Nathan Drake, English painter (died 1778)
  • Ubaldo Gandolfi, Italian painter (died 1781)
  • Johan Philip Korn, Swedish painter (died 1796)
  • Marie-Thérèse Reboul, French painter of natural history, still lifes, and flowers (died 1805)

Deaths

• January 26 – Paolo de Matteis, Italian painter who worked for the Spanish Viceroy of Naples (born 1662)
• April 21 – Cardinal Filippo Antonio Gualterio, art collector (born 1660)
• September 21 – Francis Place, English gentleman draughtsman, potter, engraver and printmaker (born 1647)
• November 27 – Santi Prunati, Italian painter of many churches in and around Verona (born 1652/1656)
• December 8 – Camillo Rusconi, Italian sculptor (born 1658)
• date unknown
  • Isaac Paling, Dutch Golden Age painter (born 1640)
  • Yang Jin, Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty (born 1644)

References

1. "Charles Catton". Royal Academy of Arts . Retrieved 16 December 2025.