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Encyclopedia > 1812 in art

See also: 1811 in art, other events of 1812, 1813 in art, list of years in art. See also: 1810 in art, other events of 1811, 1812 in art, list of years in art. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1812 in art, other events of 1813, 1814 in art, list of years in art. ... This page indexes the individual year in art pages. ...

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Awards

The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for art students. ... François Rude: 1888 engraving François Rude (June 4, 1784 - November 3, 1855) was a French sculptor. ...

Works

Théodore Géricaults Insane Théodore Géricault (September 26, 1791 in Rouen, Normandy - January 26, 1824) was a famous French painter, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings. ... Goyas self-portrait Goya redirects here. ... Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. ...

Births

April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Pierre Étienne Théodore Rousseau (April 15, 1812 - December 22, 1867), French painter of the Barbizon school, was born in Paris, of a bourgeois family which included one or two artists. ... The Harvesters, by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1565: Peace and agriculture in a pre-Romantic ideal landscape, without sublime terrors Landscape near Bologna, by Frans Koppelaar, 2001: Realistic landscape painted after nature Landscape art depicts scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers and forests. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... Edward Lear, 1812-1888 Eagle Owl, Edward Lear, 1837 Another Edward Lear owl, in his more familiar style Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an artist, illustrator and writer known for his nonsensical poetry and his limericks, a form which he popularised. ...

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