1761 in art
Overview of the events of 1761 in art
Events from the year 1761 in art.
Events
Works
Portrait of Charles III of Spain by Anton Raphael Mengs
Births
Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818)
- January 24 – Johann Christian Reinhart, German painter and etcher (died 1847)
- January 28 – Marguerite Gérard, French painter and etcher (died 1837)
- March – John Laporte, English landscape painter and etcher (died 1839)
- April 10 – Jacques-Edme Dumont, French sculptor (died 1844)
- May 16 – John Opie, Cornish historical and portrait painter (died 1807)
- June 29 – Jacques Kuyper, Dutch printmaker, painter, draftsman, watercolourist, etcher, musician, and composer (died 1808)
- July 5 – Louis-Léopold Boilly, French painter (died 1845)
- October 11 – Mather Brown, American-born portrait and historical painter (died 1831)
- October 21 – Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe, French artist, map-maker and close strategic advisor of Napoleon (died 1824)
- September 6 – Marie-Gabrielle Capet, French painter (died 1818)
- November 4 – Bertrand Andrieu, French engraver and medalist (died 1822)
- December 1 – Marie Tussaud, French-born wax modeller of the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (died 1850)
- date unknown
- probable – Robert Fagan, Irish painter, diplomat and archaeologist (died 1816)
Deaths
References
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