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1738 in art
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October 16, 2025
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Events
Paintings
Births
Deaths
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Events from the year
1738 in art
.
Events
Louis-François Roubiliac
's sculpture of
George Frederick Handel
goes on display at
Vauxhall Gardens
in London.
Paintings
Chardin
,
The Wash Barrel
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
–
The Wash Barrel
William Hogarth
–
The Strode Family
Louis de Silvestre
–
Portrait of the Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony in Polish costume
Jean-Baptiste van Loo
– Portrait of
William Murray
Births
January 3
–
Johann Friedrich Bause
, German engraver (died
1814
)
June 4
–
George III of the United Kingdom
, patron of the arts and collector (died
1820
)
June 10
–
Hubert Maurer
,
Austrian
painter of portraits and religious themes (died
1818
)
July
William Wynne Ryland
, English engraver (died
1783
)
August 6
–
Johann Balzer
, Czech etcher and engraver (died
1799
)
October 10
–
Benjamin West
, painter (died
1820
)
December 20
–
Claude Michel
,
French
sculptor
in the
Rococo
style (died
1814
)
date unknown
William Cochran
, Scottish portrait painter both in oil and miniature (died
1785
)
Antoine Raspal
, French painter (died
1811
)
Camillo Tinti
, Italian painter (died
unknown
)
Fredrika Eleonora von Düben
,
Swedish
textile artist, member of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
(died
1808
)
Deaths
January 20
–
Francesco Galli Bibiena
, Italian architect/designer/painter (born
1659
)
January 27
–
Alessandro Marchesini
, Italian painter of allegories with small figures (born
1664
)
February 16
–
Carel de Moor
,
Dutch
etcher
and painter (born
1655
)
August 9
–
Pierre Drevet
,
French
portrait engraver (born
1663
)
October 5
–
Antonio Amorosi
, Italian painter, active in
Ascoli Piceno
and
Rome
(born
1660
)
November –
Giovanni Enrico Vaymer
, Italian portrait painter (born
1665
)
November 18
–
Hendrick Krock
, Danish history painter (born
1671
)
Officer, architect and painter
Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff
by
Antoine Pesne
, 1738
date unknown
Felice Cappelletti
, Italian painter of the late-
Baroque
period active in
Verona
(born
1698
)
Giovanni Battista Cassana
, Italian painter of fruit, flowers, and still-life (born
1668
)
Edme Jeaurat
,
French
engraver (born
1688
)
Carlo Antonio Tavella
, Italian painter of landscapes (born
1668
)
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