Giovanni Battista Cipriani was an Italian painter and engraver, who lived in England from 1755. He is also called Giuseppe Cipriani by some authors. Much of his work consisted of designs for prints, many of which were engraved by his friend Francesco Bartolozzi.
Events in the year 1810 in Art.
Pierre Mignard or Pierre Mignard I, called "Mignard le Romain" to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas Mignard, was a French painter known for his religious and mythological scenes and portraits. He was a near-contemporary of the Premier Peintre du Roi Charles Le Brun with whom he engaged in a bitter, life-long rivalry.
Frederick Smith was a British entomologist who worked at the zoology department of the British Museum from 1849, specialising in the Hymenoptera.
The year 1804 in art involved some significant artistic events and new works.
The Havell family of Reading, Berkshire, England, included a number of notable engravers, etchers and painters, as well as writers, publishers, educators, and musicians. In particular, members of this family were among the foremost practitioners of aquatint; and had a long association with Indian art and culture. They are the English descendants of the aristocratic Hauteville family of Normandy. These early Havells are described in Philip Vickers' 1995 'The Moulsford Mystery',Part 1 being 'The First Evidence', by Vickers, and Part 2 being 'William Havell's Reminiscence' of 1847. Published by The In-Hand Press of Farnham, Surrey, this printing is the sole printing of his 'Reminiscence', on the kind authority of Eric Stanford, then Keeper of Art at Reading Museum. Reading Museum holds the original manuscript writing by Havell. Vickers also holds the most complete family tree of the Havells, the work of his cousin, Ron Havell. As a descendent of the Havells on his mother's side, Vickers is a member of the d'Hauteville Family Association, 'Omnia Virtute'.
Events from the year 1721 in art.
Events from the year 1754 in art.
The Drevet Family were leading portrait engravers of France for over a hundred years. Their fame began with Pierre, and was sustained by his son, Pierre-Imbert, and by his nephew, Claude.
James Caldwall, (1739–1822) was an English draughtsman and engraver.
John Collet or Collett was an English satirical artist. .
Nathan Drake was an English artist and a fellow of the Society of Artists.
Henry Meyer was an English portrait painter, more known as a stipple and mezzotint engraver.
William Bellers was an English landscape painter.
Samuel Wale was an English historical painter and book illustrator.
Augustin Heckel (1690–1770) was a painter, watch case engraver and draughtsman and also a flower painter in watercolours and gouache. Heckel was born to a family of goldsmiths in Augsburg, Germany. His career was in England, where he came as a young man. He died on 20 August 1770 in Richmond, Surrey, where he had retired in 1746.
John James Halls (1776–1853) was an English painter.
Charles Taylor (1756–1823) was an English engraver, known also as a man of letters and biblical scholar.
Nicholas Blakey was an Irish-born draughtsman and engraver. He produced book illustrations, and designed early examples of scenes from English history.
