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Encyclopedia > 1808 in art

See also: 1807 in art, other events of 1808, 1809 in art, list of years in art. See also: 1806 in art, other events of 1807, 1808 in art, list of years in art. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1808 in art, other events of 1809, 1810 in art, list of years in art. ... This page indexes the individual year in art pages. ...

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Events

John James Audubon John James Audubon[1] (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a Franco-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. ... The Rijksmuseum Rembrandt van Rijn: The Night Watch 1642 Johannes Vermeer: Milkmaid 1658-1660 Frans Hals: Portrait of a Young Couple The Rijksmuseum (IPA: ; Dutch for Empire Museum) is a national museum of the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam on the Museumplein. ... Arms of The Hague Flag of The city of The Hague. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Demonym Amsterdammer Coordinates Website www. ... He is a fag and an asshole. ... This article refers to an art institution in London. ... Johann Dominicus Fiorillo (October 13, 1748 - September 10, 1821) was a German painter and historian of art. ...

Works

  • William Blake - Satan Watching the Endearments of Adam and Eve
  • François Joseph Bosio - Statue of Cupid with a bow (Hermitage Museum)
  • Antoine-Jean Gros - Napoleon on the battlefield of Preussisch-Eylau
  • Edouard Pingret - Portrait of Napoleon I of France

William Blake in an 1807 portrait by Thomas Phillips William Blake (November 28, 1757–August 12, 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. ... Bosios quadriga on the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris, commemorating the Restoration of the Bourbons. ... The State Hermitage Museum (Государственный Эрмитаж) in St. ... Napoleon on the battlefield of Preussisch-Eylau (detail), 1808. ... Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from...

Births

February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Poor Poet, 1839. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Honoré Daumier (portrait by Nadar). ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Deaths


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