See also: 1844 in art, other events of 1845, 1846 in art, list of years in art. See also: 1843 in art, other events of 1844, 1845 in art, list of years in art. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Births May 21 - Luc-Olivier Merson, French painter (d. ... This page indexes the individual year in art pages. ...

Events

• February 7 - The Portland Vase is destroyed by a drunk. It has since been reconstructed three times.

February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Portland Vase The Portland Vase is a first-century Roman glass vase, which served as an inspiration to many glass and porcelain makers from about the beginning of the 18th century onwards. ...

Works

• Jan August Hendrik Leys - Franz Floris se rendant a une fête
• Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres - Portrait of Countess Haussonville

Jan August Hendrik Leys (February 18, 1815 - August, 1869), Belgian painter, also known as Baron Leys was born at Antwerp. ... Self-portrait at age 24, 1804 Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (August 29, 1780 – January 14, 1867) was a French painter. ...

Births

• July 4 - Edmonia Lewis, sculptor
• October 30 - Antonin Mercié, sculptor and painter
• date unknown - Adolf Oberländer, caricaturist

July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... Edmonia Lewis (born July 4, 1845 - died c. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... Gloria Victis by Mercié Marius Jean Antonin Mercié (October 30, 1845 - December 13, 1916), French sculptor and painter, was born in Toulouse. ... Adam Adolf Oberländer (1845-1923) was a German caricaturist. ...

Deaths

• January 5 - Robert Smirke, painter
• October 16 - George Basevi, architect (fell from tower of Ely Cathedral)