Find out more about the greatest 18th Century Painters, including J. M. W. Turner, Francisco Goya, Samuel Morse, Hokusai and Jacques-Louis David

Famous 18th Century Artists & Painters

Famous 18th Century Artists & Painters
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Find out more about the greatest 18th Century Painters, including J. M. W. Turner, Francisco Goya, Samuel Morse, Hokusai and Jacques-Louis David.
Francisco GoyaFrancisco Goya
30 March 1746, Spanish
Painters
J. M. W. TurnerJ. M. W. Turner
23 April 1775, British
Romanticist landscape painter

Katsushika HokusaiKatsushika Hokusai
31 October 1760, Japanese
Artist

Jacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David
30 August 1748, French
Neoclassical Style Painter

Eugène DelacroixEugène Delacroix
26 April 1798, French
Painter

Samuel MorseSamuel Morse
27 April 1791, American
Painter
Caspar David FriedrichCaspar David Friedrich
05 September 1774, German
Painter

John James AudubonJohn James Audubon
26 April 1785, American
Naturalist, Painter, Ornithologist

Marie TussaudMarie Tussaud
01 December 1761, Swiss, French
Artist

William HogarthWilliam Hogarth
10 November 1697, British
Painter
John ConstableJohn Constable
11 June 1776, British
Romantic Painter

Thomas GainsboroughThomas Gainsborough
14 May 1727, British
Landscape painter
Mikhail LomonosovMikhail Lomonosov
19 November 1711, Russian
Scientist, Poet, Geologist, Astronomer

E. T. A. HoffmannE. T. A. Hoffmann
24 January 1776, Prussian
Author

John Singleton CopleyJohn Singleton Copley
1738 AD, American
Anglo-American painter
Camille CorotCamille Corot
16 July 1796, French
French painter

Joshua ReynoldsJoshua Reynolds
16 July 1723, British
Painter
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
29 August 1780, French
Painter, Politician, Portrait painter, Teacher,

Grandma MosesGrandma Moses
07 September 1860, American
Painter, Illustrator

Joseph DucreuxJoseph Ducreux
26 June 1735, French
Painter
HiroshigeHiroshige
1797 AD, Japanese
painter

Gilbert StuartGilbert Stuart
03 December 1755, American
Portrait painter, Painter
Henry FuseliHenry Fuseli
07 February 1741, Swiss, British
Writer

Jean-Honoré FragonardJean-Honoré Fragonard
French
 

John TrumbullJohn Trumbull
American
 

François BoucherFrançois Boucher
29 September 1703, French
Painter, Engraver
Horace VernetHorace Vernet
30 June 1789, French
Painter
George CatlinGeorge Catlin
26 July 1796, American
Painter

Giovanni Battista PiranesiGiovanni Battista Piranesi
04 October 1720, Belarusian, Italian
Italian artist, Etching

Utagawa KuniyoshiUtagawa Kuniyoshi
01 January 1798, Japanese
Artist

Benjamin WestBenjamin West
10 October 1738, British, American
Artist
Joseph Wright of DerbyJoseph Wright of Derby
03 September 1734, British
Painter, Artist

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Jean-Baptiste-Siméon ChardinJean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
02 November 1699, French
Painter, Artist

Angelica KauffmanAngelica Kauffman
30 October 1741, Swiss, British
Painter

Charles Willson PealeCharles Willson Peale
15 April 1741, American
Painter

UtamaroUtamaro
1753 AD, Japanese
painter
Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of OrangeAnne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
02 November 1709
Politician, Painter

George CruikshankGeorge Cruikshank
27 September 1792, British
Caricaturist
George StubbsGeorge Stubbs
24 August 1724, British
painter, non-fiction writer

Thomas LawrenceThomas Lawrence
13 April 1769, British
painter

Francesco HayezFrancesco Hayez
10 February 1791, Italian
Painter
Edward HicksEdward Hicks
04 April 1780, American
Painter

Paul DelarochePaul Delaroche
17 July 1797, French
Painter, Artist
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-TriosonAnne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson
05 January 1767, French
Painter

Rachel RuyschRachel Ruysch
03 June 1664, Dutch
Botanical illustrator, Painter

Ary SchefferAry Scheffer
10 February 1795, French
painter, sculptor

Kobayashi IssaKobayashi Issa
15 June 1763, Japanese
Poet, Painter, Writer

Jean-Baptiste GreuzeJean-Baptiste Greuze
21 August 1725, French
Painter
Rosalba CarrieraRosalba Carriera
07 October 1675, Italian
Painter

Philipp Otto RungePhilipp Otto Runge
23 July 1777, German
Painter

Rembrandt PealeRembrandt Peale
22 February 1778, American
Painter, Curator

Antoine-Jean GrosAntoine-Jean Gros
16 March 1771, French
Painter, Artist
William EttyWilliam Etty
10 March 1787, British
Painter

Thomas BewickThomas Bewick
10 August 1753, British
Engraver
Hubert RobertHubert Robert
22 May 1733, French
Curator, Painter

Anton Raphael MengsAnton Raphael Mengs
22 March 1728, Czech, German
painter, art historian

Bernardo BellottoBernardo Bellotto
30 January 1721, Polish
Painter, Graphic artist
Henry RaeburnHenry Raeburn
04 March 1756, British, Scottish
Painter

William ThorntonWilliam Thornton
20 May 1759, British, American
Physician
Benjamin HaydonBenjamin Haydon
26 January 1786, British
Painter

Pompeo BatoniPompeo Batoni
25 January 1708, Italian
Painter

Claude Joseph VernetClaude Joseph Vernet
14 August 1714, French
Painter
Julius Schnorr von CarolsfeldJulius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
26 March 1794, German
Painter

Jean-Étienne LiotardJean-Étienne Liotard
22 December 1702, Swiss, French
Painter
Yosa BusonYosa Buson
1716 AD, Japanese
Poet

Maurice Quentin de La TourMaurice Quentin de La Tour
05 September 1704, French
Painter

Joseph Karl StielerJoseph Karl Stieler
01 November 1781, German
Painter

Pierre-Joseph RedoutéPierre-Joseph Redouté
10 July 1759, Belgian
Painter
Wolfgang von KempelenWolfgang von Kempelen
23 January 1734, Hungarian
Engineer, Writer, Painter, Playwright, Chess
Francesco GuardiFrancesco Guardi
05 October 1712, Italian
Painter

AleijadinhoAleijadinho
29 August 1738, Brazilian
Sculptor

Louis-Léopold BoillyLouis-Léopold Boilly
French
 

Philip James de LoutherbourgPhilip James de Loutherbourg
31 October 1740, French, British
Painter
James ThornhillJames Thornhill
25 July 1675, British
Painter

Jan van HuysumJan van Huysum
15 April 1682, Netherlands Antilles
Painter

John FlaxmanJohn Flaxman
06 July 1755, British
Painter, Poet, Sculptor, Illustrator

John WatsonJohn Watson
02 November 1971, American
Artist

Meindert HobbemaMeindert Hobbema
31 October 1638, Dutch
Painter
Joseph LangeJoseph Lange
Austrian
 

Giovanni Battista GaulliGiovanni Battista Gaulli
08 May 1639, Italian
Artist
Johann ZoffanyJohann Zoffany
13 March 1733, British
 

Merry-Joseph BlondelMerry-Joseph Blondel
French
 

Washington AllstonWashington Allston
American
 
Joshua JohnsonJoshua Johnson
1763 AD, American
Painter

Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le BrunLouise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
16 April 1755, French
 
Marie-Guillemine BenoistMarie-Guillemine Benoist
French
 

Jean-Baptiste DebretJean-Baptiste Debret
French
 

Nicolas-Jacques ContéNicolas-Jacques Conté
04 August 1755, French
Painter

Joseph Anton KochJoseph Anton Koch
Austrian
 
Patience WrightPatience Wright
1725 AD, American
Sculptor

John VanderlynJohn Vanderlyn
American
 
Johann Nepomuk della CroceJohann Nepomuk della Croce
Austrian
 

Martin van MeytensMartin van Meytens
Austrian
 
Ralph EarlRalph Earl
American
 

Raphaelle PealeRaphaelle Peale
American
 
Jacob CatsJacob Cats
Dutch