Chronological Epoch

18th Century (1700–1799)

60 Masterpieces Cataloged from this Period

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Portrait of a Man in Costume

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806), c. 1767–68

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The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo

Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎写楽 Japanese, active 1794-95, 1794

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Evening Snow on a Floss Shaper (Nurioke no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, c. 1766

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Panel (Furnishing Fabric)

Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) after Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728-1808) Jouy-en-Josas or Nantes, France, c. 1786

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Winter, from The Seasons

After a design by Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690) Woven at the workshop of Étienne Le Blond (French, 1652–1727) and Jean de La Croix (French, 1628–1712) at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins France, Paris, 1700/20

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Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap

Joseph Wright of Derby English, 1734-1797, 1765/68

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Cravat End

Flanders, Brussels (present day Belgium), 1700-50

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Mrs. Daniel Hubbard (Mary Greene)

John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815), c. 1764

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Wall Clock

Case by Jean-Pierre Latz (born Cologne [now Germany], active France, 1691–1754) Clockwork by Francis Bayley (active Austrian Netherlands [now Belgium], mid-1700s) Case: Paris; clock: Ghent, Flanders, Austrian Netherlands (now Belgium), c. 1735–40

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The Fountains

Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808), 1787–88

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The Letter, or The Spanish Conversation

Jean-Honoré Fragonard French, 1732-1806, c. 1778

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The Pheasants from the "Verdures of the Vatican" Series

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Richard Bill

John Smibert (American, born Scotland, 1688–1751), 1733

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Bed Rug

Hannah Johnson (American, 1770–1848) Possibly Bozrah, New London County, Connecticut, United States, 1796

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Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces

Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723–1792), 1763–65

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Pair of Cups

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng reign mark and period (1723–1735)

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Madame de Pastoret and Her Son

Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825), 1791–92

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Pastoral Scene

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754), 1740

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Crèche

Neapolitan, 1725–75, with later additions

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A Monumental Portrait of a Monkey

India Rajasthan, Mewar, Udaipur, attributed to the “Stipple Master” (active c. 1692-c. 1715), c. 1705–1710

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The Old Savoyard

Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721, c. 1715

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The Emperor Sailing from The Story of the Emperor of China

After a design by Guy-Louis Vernansal (French, 1648–1729) and others Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of Pierre and Etienne Filleul (codirectors, 1711–22) France, Beauvais, 1716/22

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King Vulture

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (1710–present) Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler (born Saxony [now Germany], 1706–1775) Meissen, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany), 1734

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Group Pilgrimage to the Jizo Nun

Ike Taiga Japanese, 1723-1776, 1755/65

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Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770), c. 1742–45

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Coffer

Attributed to André-Charles Boulle (born France, 1642–1732) Paris, c. 1700–20

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Oil or Vinegar Cruet

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (1710–present) Model by Johann Joachim Kändler (born Saxony [now Germany], 1706–1775) Meissen, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany), c. 1737

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Gaming Set, Probably Made for the Russian Court

Du Paquier Porcelain Manufactory (1719–44) Vienna, c. 1735

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The Garden of Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793), Late 1770s

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Boy on a Ram

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828), 1786–87

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A Young Lady with a Parrot

Rosalba Carriera Italian, 1673-1757, c. 1730

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Bureau Table

Attributed to John Townsend (American, 1732–1809) Newport, Rhode Island, c. 1770

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Self-Portrait with a Visor

Jean-Siméon Chardin French, 1699-1779, c. 1776

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The Dutton Family in the Drawing Room of Sherborne Park, Gloucestershire

Johann Zoffany (German, 1733–1810), c. 1772

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Tomb with Sphinxes and an Owl

Louis Jean Desprez (French, 1743–1804), c. 1779–84

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Funeral for Marie-Thérèse of Spain, Dauphine of France, in the Church of Nôtre Dame, Paris, on November 24, 1746

Charles-Nicolas Cochin (French, 1715–1790), c. 1746

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Young Woman (possibly a Sex Worker) with a Man (recto); Young Woman Wringing Her Hands over a Man's Naked Body (verso)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828), 1796–97

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François Tronchin

Jean-Etienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702–1789), 1757

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Portrait of Catherine Grey, Lady Manners

Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769–1830), 1794

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Invocation to Love

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806), c. 1781

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A Young Woman Buying a Pink from a Young Man

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754), c. 1740

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Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael

Benjamin West (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1820), c. 1770

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Portrait of a Young Woman

Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris), 1770s

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British Manufactory; A Sketch

Benjamin West (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1820), 1791

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Jeremiah Belknap

Joseph Badger (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1708–1765), c. 1758

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Charles Apthorp

Robert Feke (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, c. 1707–c. 1752), 1748

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George Washington at Princeton

Charles Willson Peale (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1741–1827), c. 1779

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Nathaniel Hurd

John Singleton Copley (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1815), c. 1765

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Catherine Greene

John Singleton Copley (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1815), 1769

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Flower Embroidery Design for Silk Manufactory of Lyon

Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808), c. 1790

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Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote

Joseph Wright of Derby (British, 1734–1797), c. 1771–72

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St. Matthew

William Blake (British, 1757–1827), 1799

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Bacchanales: The Satyr's Dance

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806), 1763

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Bacchanales: Nymph Supported by Two Satyrs

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806), 1763

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The Artist's Studio

Johann Georg Platzer (Austrian, 1704–1761), 1740s–50s

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Waterfall between Chiavenna and Mount Splügen

Francis Towne (British, 1739/40–1816), 1784

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Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger

Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun (French, 1755–1842), 1774

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The Fleet Off the Coast, Beachy Head

Samuel Atkins (British, 1760–1810), c. 1790–1805

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Cropley Ashley-Cooper (Later 6th Earl of Shaftesbury) with His Sister Mary Anne Ashley-Cooper, Later Lady Sturt of Crichel

Daniel Gardner (British, c. 1750–1805), c. 1776

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Paris and Oenone

John Flaxman (British, 1755–1826), 1791

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