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Overview of the events of 1718 in art
Events from the year 1718 in art .
Arnold Houbraken publishes his biographical work De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen ("The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters and Woman Artists").
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
probable –
Agostino Carlini ,
Italian sculptor and painter (died
1790 )