See also: 1806 in art, other events of 1807, 1808 in art, list of years in art. See also: 1805 in art, other events of 1806, 1807 in art, list of years in art. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This page indexes the individual year in art pages. ...

Events

• Completion of Fonthill Abbey, built to house the art collection of William Thomas Beckford.

Fonthill Abbey Fonthill Abbey — also known as Beckfords Folly — was a large Gothic-style building built in the turn of the 19th century in Wiltshire, England. ... William Beckford William Thomas Beckford (October 1, 1760 – May 2, 1844) was an English novelist, art critic, travel writer and politician. ...

Works

• David Wilkie - Rent Day

Sir David Wilkie (November 18, 1785 - June 1, 1841) was a Scottish painter. ...

Births

• February 4 - Max Emanuel Ainmiller, glass painter
• September 10 - Friedrich Gauermann, painter

February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Maximilian Emanuel Ainmiller (February 4, 1807 - December 9, 1870) , German artist and glass-painter was born at Munich. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... Friedrich Gauermann (September 10, 1807 - July 7, 1862), Austrian painter, son of the landscape painter Jacob Gauermann (1773-1843), was born at Miesenbach near Gutenstein in Lower Austria. ...

Deaths

• April 6 - John Opie, historical and portrait painter
• April 28 - Jacob Philipp Hackert, landscape painter
• November 5 - Angelica Kauffmann, painter
• date unknown - Sawrey Gilpin, animal painter
• date unknown - Samuel Wyatt, architect