1779 in art explained
Events from the year 1779 in art.
Events
Paintings
Births
- January 3 – Gustav Philipp Zwinger, German painter (died 1819)
- February 20 – Augustus Wall Callcott, English landscape painter (died 1844)
- March 21 – Vojtěch Benedikt Juhn, Czech painter and engraver (died 1843)
- April 19 - Anson Dickinson, American painter of miniature portraits (died 1852)
- May 27 – Juan Antonio Ribera, Spanish Neoclassicism painter (died 1860)
- July 8 – Giorgio Pullicino, Maltese painter and architect (died 1851)
- July 26 – Erik Gustaf Göthe, Swedish sculptor (died 1838)
- August 24 – Charles Norris, English topographical etcher and writer known for his landscape work of the Welsh countryside (died 1858)
- November 4 – Jan Willem Pieneman, Dutch historical painter (died 1853)
- November 5 – Washington Allston, American painter, the "American Titian" (died 1843)
- November 6 – Henry Pierce Bone, English enamel painter (died 1855)
- December 9 – Moritz Retzsch, German painter and etcher (died 1857)
- date unknown
Deaths
