P
PublicArkScroll History, Not Hype
Chronological Epoch

The 1780s

50 Masterpieces Cataloged from this Period

Explore in Feed
The Fountains

The Fountains

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

Public Archive
Boy on a Ram

Boy on a Ram

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

Public Archive
Flower Embroidery Design for Silk Manufactory of Lyon

Flower Embroidery Design for Silk Manufactory of Lyon

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

Public Archive
Waterfall between Chiavenna and Mount Splügen

Waterfall between Chiavenna and Mount Splügen

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

Public Archive
The Fleet Off the Coast, Beachy Head

The Fleet Off the Coast, Beachy Head

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

Public Archive
A Herdsman with Three Cows by an Upland Pool

A Herdsman with Three Cows by an Upland Pool

Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727–1788), mid-1780s

Public Archive
The Temple of Isis at Pompeii

The Temple of Isis at Pompeii

Francesco Piranesi (Italian, 1758–1810), 1788

Public Archive
The Disrobing of Christ

The Disrobing of Christ

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727–1804), c. 1785–90

Public Archive
Portrait of a Lady with an Elaborate Cartouche

Portrait of a Lady with an Elaborate Cartouche

Giuseppe Cades (Italian, 1750–1799), 1785

Public Archive
Seventy-Two Peaks Under the Blue Sky with Mount Furong

Seventy-Two Peaks Under the Blue Sky with Mount Furong

Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811), 1785

Public Archive
Self-Portrait in a Hat

Self-Portrait in a Hat

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767–1824), c. 1790

Public Archive
The Three Graces

The Three Graces

Jean François Janinet (French, 1752–1814), 1786

Public Archive
Mrs. Sarah Siddons

Mrs. Sarah Siddons

Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727–1788), 1785

Public Archive
Farmer Returning Home in Autumn

Farmer Returning Home in Autumn

Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716–1783), 1781

Public Archive
Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Benjamin West (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1820), 1792

Public Archive
Head of a Screaming Man (recto)

Head of a Screaming Man (recto)

Benjamin West (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1820), 1792

Public Archive
Head of a Screaming Man (recto); Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Head of a Screaming Man (recto); Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Benjamin West (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1820), 1792

Public Archive
A Procession of Triumphal Cars in the Piazza San Marco, Venice, Celebrating the Visit of the Conti del Nord (recto)

A Procession of Triumphal Cars in the Piazza San Marco, Venice, Celebrating the Visit of the Conti del Nord (recto)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793), 1782

Public Archive
A Procession of Triumphal Cars in the Piazza San Marco, Venice, Celebrating the Visit of the Conti del Nord (recto); Three Sketches of Arches (verso)

A Procession of Triumphal Cars in the Piazza San Marco, Venice, Celebrating the Visit of the Conti del Nord (recto); Three Sketches of Arches (verso)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793), 1782

Public Archive
George III

George III

Benjamin West (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1820), 1783

Public Archive
Piazza San Marco, Venice

Piazza San Marco, Venice

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793), 1780s

Public Archive
Portrait of Mary Anne Jolliffe

Portrait of Mary Anne Jolliffe

Gainsborough Dupont (British, 1754–1797), after 1788

Public Archive
The Triumph of Truth over Envy, Plate 24

The Triumph of Truth over Envy, Plate 24

Maria Catharina Prestel (German, 1747–1794), 1781

Public Archive
The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women

The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1793

Public Archive
Baron FitzGibbon

Baron FitzGibbon

Gilbert Stuart (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1755–1828), 1789

Public Archive
Flowers in a Stone Vase

Flowers in a Stone Vase

Peter Faes (Flemish, 1750–1814), 1786

Public Archive
Flowers by a Stone Vase

Flowers by a Stone Vase

Peter Faes (Flemish, 1750–1814), 1786

Public Archive
Saint William of Maleval

Saint William of Maleval

After Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673 Carlo Antonini ? c.1740 - c.1784, c. 1780

Public Archive
Shoki the Demon Queller

Shoki the Demon Queller

Katsukawa Shun'ei Japanese, 1762-1819, c. 1793

Public Archive
Plate from the Duke of Clarence Service

Plate from the Duke of Clarence Service

Worcester Porcelain Factory (Flight Period, 1783-1792) Worcester, England, founded 1751, c. 1792

Public Archive
The Landing Place

The Landing Place

Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808), 1788

Public Archive
The Obelisk

The Obelisk

Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808), 1787

Public Archive
The Old Temple

The Old Temple

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

Public Archive
Mrs. Peter De Lancey (Elizabeth Colden, 1720–1784)

Mrs. Peter De Lancey (Elizabeth Colden, 1720–1784)

George Engleheart (British, Kew 1750–1829 Blackheath), 1783

Public Archive
A Shipwreck in a Storm

A Shipwreck in a Storm

Jean Pillement (French, Lyons 1728–1808 Lyons), 1782

Public Archive
Georgiana Augusta Frederica Elliott (1782–1813), Later Lady Charles Bentinck

Georgiana Augusta Frederica Elliott (1782–1813), Later Lady Charles Bentinck

Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1784

Public Archive
Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Emily Bertie Pott (died 1782)

Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Emily Bertie Pott (died 1782)

George Romney, 1781

Public Archive
Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso

Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso

Angelica Kauffmann, 1782

Public Archive
Infant Bacchanal

Infant Bacchanal

Piat Joseph Sauvage, 1780s

Public Archive
Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)

Archibald Robertson, 1786–91

Public Archive
Mrs. George Baldwin (Jane Maltass, 1763–1839)

Mrs. George Baldwin (Jane Maltass, 1763–1839)

Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1782 or later

Public Archive
Vase of Flowers and Conch Shell

Vase of Flowers and Conch Shell

Anne Vallayer-Coster, 1780

Public Archive
The Sorrow of Telemachus

The Sorrow of Telemachus

Angelica Kauffmann, 1783

Public Archive
The Triumph of Bacchus

The Triumph of Bacchus

Piat Joseph Sauvage, early 1780s

Public Archive
The Mouth of a Cave

The Mouth of a Cave

Hubert Robert, 1784

Public Archive
The Bell Inn

The Bell Inn

George Morland, late 1780s

Public Archive
The Triumph of Bacchus

The Triumph of Bacchus

Piat Joseph Sauvage, 1780s

Public Archive
John Barker (1707–1787)

John Barker (1707–1787)

Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1786

Public Archive
Lady Smith (Charlotte Delaval) and Her Children (George Henry, Louisa, and Charlotte)

Lady Smith (Charlotte Delaval) and Her Children (George Henry, Louisa, and Charlotte)

Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1787

Public Archive
A Boy with a Cat—Morning

A Boy with a Cat—Morning

Thomas Gainsborough, 1787

Public Archive