1776 in art explained
Events from the year 1776 in art.
Events
Works
Births
- February 16 – Abraham Raimbach, English engraver (died 1843)
- March 30 – Vasily Andreevich Tropinin, Russian painter (died 1857)
- April 2 – John Higton, English animal painter (died 1827)
- April 13 – Félix Boisselier, French historical painter (died 1811)
- June 11 – John Constable, English romantic landscape painter (died 1837)
- June 12 – Pierre Révoil, French painter (died 1842)
- June 29 – František Horčička, Czech history and portrait painter (died 1856)
- August 9 – Jacob Munch, Norwegian painter and military officer (died 1839)
- August 14 – Christian Friedrich Tieck, German sculptor (died 1851)
- August 15 – Gottlieb Schick, German Neoclassical portrait painter (died 1812)
- August 16 – Amalia von Helvig, German and Swedish artist, writer, translator and intellectual (died 1831)
- October 8 – Pieter van Os, Dutch painter and engraver (died 1839)
- October 18 – John Vanderlyn, American Neoclassical painter (died 1852)
- November 5 – Abraham Teerlink, Dutch painter (died 1857)
- December 26 – Charles Hamilton Smith, Flemish-born English illustrator and soldier (died 1859)
- date unknown
Deaths
