1718 in art
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Events from the year 1718 in art.
Events
- Arnold Houbraken publishes his biographical work De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen ("The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters and Woman Artists").
Paintings
- Jonathan Richardson – Alexander Pope and his dog, Bounce
- Jacob van Schuppen – Prince Eugene of Savoy
- Antoine Watteau – La Surprise
Births
- January – Johann Melchior Kambly, Swiss sculptor who took part in the development of the architectural style of Frederician Rococo (died 1783)
- April 24 – Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (died 1784)
- June 5 – Thomas Chippendale, English furniture maker (died 1779)
- July 4 – Giambettino Cignaroli, Italian painter of the Rococo and early Neoclassic period (d. 1770)
- July 15 – Alexander Roslin, Swedish portrait painter (died 1793)
- August 16 – Jakob Emanuel Handmann, Swiss painter (died 1781)
- August 28 – Claude-Henri Watelet, French fermier-général, amateur painter and writer on the arts (died 1786)
- September 25 – Martin Johann Schmidt, Austrian painter (died 1801)
- October 17 – Christoffer Foltmar, Danish painter of miniatures and organist (died 1759)
- date unknown
- Joseph Bergler the Elder, Austrian sculptor (died 1788)
- Giuseppe Camerata, Italian miniature painter and engraver (died 1803)
- Nicolas Desportes, French painter of hunting scenes (died 1787)
- James Giles, English artist in Worcester, Derby, Bow and Chelsea porcelain and also glass (died 1780)
- Maria Maddalena Baldacci, Italian painter born in Florence (died 1782)
- probable – Agostino Carlini, Italian sculptor and painter (died 1790)
Deaths
- May 24 – Jeremiah Dummer, American silversmith and portrait painter (born 1645){{cite book| last=Roberts |first=Oliver Ayer |title=History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts |url=https://archive.org/details/historymilitary03robegoog |access-date=September 13, 2018 |year=1895 |publisher=A. Mudge & Son |page=[https://archive.org/details/historymilitary03robegoog/page/n259 217] |quote=(in footnote) [1718] May 24th ... This day Capt. Dummer dies}}) was the first American-born silversmith,{{cite web|title=Newbury – A Brief History|url=http://newbury.essexcountyma.net/history.htm|publisher=Newbury, Mass. Genealogy Project|access-date=December 7, 2010|date=March 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723120539/http://newbury.essexcountyma.net/history.htm|archive-date=July 23, 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Who was America's first silversmith?|url=http://www.silversmithing.com/silver/faq.htm|work=Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=Jeffrey Herman Silversmith|access-date=December 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071853/http://www.silversmithing.com/silver/faq.htm|archive-date=July 16, 2011|url-status=live}}
- May 29 – Giuseppe Avanzi, Italian painter (born 1645)
- December 25 – Franz Joseph Feuchtmayer, German sculptor and stuccoist (born 1660){{SIKART|9668397}}
- December 28 – Jan Brokoff, German sculptor (born 1652)
- date unknown
- Jan Griffier, Dutch painter (born c. 1645–1652)
- Juan Simón Gutiérrez, Spanish Baroque painter (born 1634)
- Kanō Tanshin, Japanese painter (born 1653)
- Wu Li, Chinese landscape painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty (born 1632)
- probable
- Josias English, English etcher (born unknown)
- Giuseppe Laudati, Italian painter of the Baroque period (born 1672)
- Girolamo Odam, Italian painter, pastel portraitist and landscape artist, as well as wood engraver (born 1681)
- Pasquale Rossi, Italian painter of the Baroque period (born 1641)