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The 1790s

60 Masterpieces Cataloged from this Period

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The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo

The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo

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

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The Pheasants from the "Verdures of the Vatican" Series

The Pheasants from the "Verdures of the Vatican" Series

Designed by Jean Démosthène Dugourc (French, 1749–1825) Manufactured by Camille Pernon & Cie France, Lyon, c. 1799

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Bed Rug

Bed Rug

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

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Madame de Pastoret and Her Son

Madame de Pastoret and Her Son

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

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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)

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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Portrait of Catherine Grey, Lady Manners

Portrait of Catherine Grey, Lady Manners

Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769–1830), 1794

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British Manufactory; A Sketch

British Manufactory; A Sketch

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

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St. Matthew

St. Matthew

William Blake (British, 1757–1827), 1799

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Paris and Oenone

Paris and Oenone

John Flaxman (British, 1755–1826), 1791

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Inside the East End of Nettley Abbey

Inside the East End of Nettley Abbey

Michel Angelo Rooker (British, 1746–1801), 1794

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Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry

Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry

Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832), 1798

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Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry, and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy

Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry, and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy

Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832), 1798

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Oedipus at Colonus

Oedipus at Colonus

Fulchran Jean Harriet (French, 1778–1805), 1798

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The Optical Viewer

The Optical Viewer

Frédéric Cazenave (French, active 1793–1843), c. 1793

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Italian Landscape

Italian Landscape

John Robert Cozens (British, 1752–1797), c. 1790–92

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Young Woman Wringing Her Hands over a Man's Naked Body, Folio 50 (verso)

Young Woman Wringing Her Hands over a Man's Naked Body, Folio 50 (verso)

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

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Prostitute Soliciting a Fat, Ugly Man, Folio 49 (recto)

Prostitute Soliciting a Fat, Ugly Man, Folio 49 (recto)

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

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The Meeting of Orestes and Hermione

The Meeting of Orestes and Hermione

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767–1824), c. 1800

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Hinazura of Chōjiya from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi

Hinazura of Chōjiya from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi

Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825), c. 1793–97

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A Sleeping Leopard

A Sleeping Leopard

George Stubbs (British, 1724–1806), 1791

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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1796–97

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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center)

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1796–97

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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right)

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1796–97

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Cherry Blossoms in the Wind

Cherry Blossoms in the Wind

Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825), late 1790s

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Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

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

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Head of a Screaming Man (recto)

Head of a Screaming Man (recto)

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

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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

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When Day Breaks We Will Be Off, Plate 71

When Day Breaks We Will Be Off, Plate 71

Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828), 1799

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They Have Flown, Plate 61

They Have Flown, Plate 61

Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828), 1799

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Large Flowering Sensitive Plant, Plate 16

Large Flowering Sensitive Plant, Plate 16

Joseph Constantine Stadler (German, active 1780–1822), 1799

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Jacques Luc Barbier-Valbonne

Jacques Luc Barbier-Valbonne

Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767–1855), 1796

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The Woman with a Tambourine

The Woman with a Tambourine

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727–1804), 1790s

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Sophie Crouzet

Sophie Crouzet

Louis Hersent (French, 1777–1860), c. 1801

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A Spring Shower

A Spring Shower

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727–1804), 1797–1804

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The Game of Bowls

The Game of Bowls

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727–1804), 1797–1804

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Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties

Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1798

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Otani Tokuji I as the Retainer Sodesuke in "Flowering Irises: A Soga Vendetta of the Bunroku Era"

Otani Tokuji I as the Retainer Sodesuke in "Flowering Irises: A Soga Vendetta of the Bunroku Era"

Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95), 1794

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Ichikawa Ebizō IV (Danjurō) as Takemura Sadanoshin in The Loving Wife's Parti-Colored Reins

Ichikawa Ebizō IV (Danjurō) as Takemura Sadanoshin in The Loving Wife's Parti-Colored Reins

Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95), 1794

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Elizabeth Beltzhoover Mason

Elizabeth Beltzhoover Mason

Gilbert Stuart (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1755–1828), c. 1803–5

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Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829), c. 1796–97

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Platter

Platter

China, c. 1760–c. 1800

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Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)

Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1800

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Meetinghouse Hill, Roxbury, Massachusetts

Meetinghouse Hill, Roxbury, Massachusetts

John Ritto Penniman (American, c. 1782–1841), 1799

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Milton Dictating to His Daughter

Milton Dictating to His Daughter

Henry Fuseli (Swiss, active in England, 1741–1825), 1794

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Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki)

Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1798

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May

May

Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) after William Hamilton (English, 1751-1801) published by John and Josiah Boydell (English, 18th century), August 30, 1793

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The Courtesan Arihara of the Tsuruya, and Child Attendants Aoe and Sekiya (Tsuruya uchi Arihara, Aoe, Sekiya), from an untitled series of courtesans

The Courtesan Arihara of the Tsuruya, and Child Attendants Aoe and Sekiya (Tsuruya uchi Arihara, Aoe, Sekiya), from an untitled series of courtesans

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1797

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Virgil Reading the "Aeneid" to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia

Virgil Reading the "Aeneid" to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia

Jean Baptiste Joseph Wicar (French, 1762–1834), 1790–93

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Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)"

Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)"

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1802

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Alexander at the Tomb of Cyrus the Great

Alexander at the Tomb of Cyrus the Great

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes (French, 1750–1819), 1796

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Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)

Thomas Peat, 1792

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Louis XVI (1754–1793), King of France

Louis XVI (1754–1793), King of France

Jean Laurent Mosnier, 1790

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Major Thomas Pechell (1753–1826)

Major Thomas Pechell (1753–1826)

John Hoppner, 1799

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The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches

The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches

Henry Fuseli, 1796

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Mrs. John Garden (Ann Garden, 1769–1842) and Her Children, John (1796–1854) and Ann Margaret (born 1793)

Mrs. John Garden (Ann Garden, 1769–1842) and Her Children, John (1796–1854) and Ann Margaret (born 1793)

John Hoppner, 1796 or 1797

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A Man with the Initials JD

A Man with the Initials JD

Villers, 1790

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William Man Godschall (1720–1802)

William Man Godschall (1720–1802)

John Russell, 1791

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Mrs. William Man Godschall (Sarah Godschall, 1730–1795)

Mrs. William Man Godschall (Sarah Godschall, 1730–1795)

John Russell, 1791

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The Angel Appearing to Zacharias

The Angel Appearing to Zacharias

William Blake, 1799–1800

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A Hunter with a Dog

A Hunter with a Dog

Mortier, 1794–95

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