1795 in art
overview of the events of 1795 in art
Events from the year 1795 in art.
Events
4 May – The Royal Academy Exhibition of 1795 opens at Somerset House in London
Nicolas-Jacques Conté patents the modern pencil 'lead' in France and produces the first Conté sticks.
Works
William Blake's monotypes Nebuchadnezzar, Newton, The Night of Enitharmon's Joy and Pity.
Giuseppe Ceracchi's marble portrait bust of George Washington
Jacques-Louis David – Portrait of Jacobus Blauw
Anton Hickel's The House of Commons, 1793–94
François-Xavier Fabre's Portrait of Lord Holland.
François Gérard – Jean-Baptiste Isabey and His Daughter
Francisco Goya's Self-portrait in the studio.
Guillaume Guillon-Lethière's painting The Death of Cato of Utica
John Hoppner
Portrait of Arthur Wellesley
The Frankland Sisters
Philip James de Loutherbourg's painting Lord Howe's action, or the Glorious First of June.
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