Famous 18th Century Artists

Find out more about the greatest 18th Century Artists, including William Blake, Jacques-Louis David, Eugène Delacroix, Caspar David Friedrich and Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun.
William BlakeWilliam Blake

28 November 1757

British

Francisco GoyaFrancisco Goya

30 March 1746

Spanish

J. M. W. TurnerJ. M. W. Turner

23 April 1775

British

Jacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David

30 August 1748

French

Samuel MorseSamuel Morse

27 April 1791

American

Eugène DelacroixEugène Delacroix

26 April 1798

French

John James AudubonJohn James Audubon

26 April 1785

American

John ConstableJohn Constable

11 June 1776

British

Thomas GainsboroughThomas Gainsborough

14 May 1727

British

Mikhail LomonosovMikhail Lomonosov

19 November 1711

Russian

John Singleton CopleyJohn Singleton Copley

1738 AD

American

Camille CorotCamille Corot

16 July 1796

French

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Caspar David FriedrichCaspar David Friedrich

05 September 1774

German

William HogarthWilliam Hogarth

10 November 1697

British

Louis DaguerreLouis Daguerre

18 November 1787

French

Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

29 August 1780

French

Grandma MosesGrandma Moses

07 September 1860

American

HiroshigeHiroshige

1797 AD

Japanese

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Joshua ReynoldsJoshua Reynolds

16 July 1723

British

Jean-Honoré FragonardJean-Honoré Fragonard

French

Henry FuseliHenry Fuseli

07 February 1741

Swiss,British

François BoucherFrançois Boucher

29 September 1703

French

Joseph DucreuxJoseph Ducreux

26 June 1735

French

John TrumbullJohn Trumbull

American

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Gilbert StuartGilbert Stuart

03 December 1755

American

Benjamin WestBenjamin West

American

Giovanni Battista PiranesiGiovanni Battista Piranesi

04 October 1720

Belarusian,Italian

Joseph Wright of DerbyJoseph Wright of Derby

03 September 1734

British

Angelica KauffmanAngelica Kauffman

30 October 1741

Swiss,British

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon ChardinJean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

02 November 1699

French

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UtamaroUtamaro

1753 AD

Japanese

Charles Willson PealeCharles Willson Peale

15 April 1741

American

George StubbsGeorge Stubbs

24 August 1724

British

Thomas RowlandsonThomas Rowlandson

13 June 1756

British

Paul DelarochePaul Delaroche

17 July 1797

French

Thomas LawrenceThomas Lawrence

13 April 1769

British

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Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of OrangeAnne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange

02 November 1709

Francesco HayezFrancesco Hayez

10 February 1791

Italian

Rachel RuyschRachel Ruysch

03 June 1664

Dutch

Jean-Baptiste GreuzeJean-Baptiste Greuze

21 August 1725

French

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-TriosonAnne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson

05 January 1767

French

William EttyWilliam Etty

10 March 1787

British

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Antoine-Jean GrosAntoine-Jean Gros

16 March 1771

French

Kobayashi IssaKobayashi Issa

15 June 1763

Japanese

Bernardo BellottoBernardo Bellotto

30 January 1721

Polish

Philipp Otto RungePhilipp Otto Runge

23 July 1777

German

Rembrandt PealeRembrandt Peale

22 February 1778

American

Anton Raphael MengsAnton Raphael Mengs

22 March 1728

Czech,German

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Horace VernetHorace Vernet

30 June 1789

French

KunisadaKunisada

1786 AD

Japanese

Pompeo BatoniPompeo Batoni

25 January 1708

Italian

Ary SchefferAry Scheffer

10 February 1795

French

Maurice Quentin de La TourMaurice Quentin de La Tour

05 September 1704

French

Hubert RobertHubert Robert

22 May 1733

French

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Jean-Antoine HoudonJean-Antoine Houdon

20 March 1741

French

Joseph Karl StielerJoseph Karl Stieler

01 November 1781

German

Benjamin HaydonBenjamin Haydon

26 January 1786

British

Philip James de LoutherbourgPhilip James de Loutherbourg

31 October 1740

French,British

Louis-Léopold BoillyLouis-Léopold Boilly

French

Claude Joseph VernetClaude Joseph Vernet

14 August 1714

French

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Francesco GuardiFrancesco Guardi

05 October 1712

Italian

Wolfgang von KempelenWolfgang von Kempelen

23 January 1734

Hungarian

Johann ZoffanyJohann Zoffany

13 March 1733

British

John FlaxmanJohn Flaxman

06 July 1755

British

Matthew LyonMatthew Lyon

14 July 1749

American

François RudeFrançois Rude

04 January 1784

French

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Antoine-Louis BaryeAntoine-Louis Barye

24 September 1795

French

Joseph LangeJoseph Lange

Austrian

Marie-Guillemine BenoistMarie-Guillemine Benoist

French

Merry-Joseph BlondelMerry-Joseph Blondel

French

Nicolas-Jacques ContéNicolas-Jacques Conté

French

Washington AllstonWashington Allston

American

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Jean-Baptiste DebretJean-Baptiste Debret

French

John WatsonJohn Watson

American

Joseph Anton KochJoseph Anton Koch

Austrian

John VanderlynJohn Vanderlyn

American

Jacob CatsJacob Cats

Dutch

John MartinJohn Martin

19 July 1789

British

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Johann Nepomuk della CroceJohann Nepomuk della Croce

Austrian

Ralph EarlRalph Earl

American

Raphaelle PealeRaphaelle Peale

American

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