This document provides an overview of European and American art from 1715-1840. It discusses three major artistic styles that flourished during this period: Rococo, Neoclassicism, and Romanticism. For Rococo, it describes the ornate salon decor and paintings of Watteau, Boucher, and Fragonard that featured mythological themes. Neoclassicism grew from the Grand Tour to Italy and featured portraits, cityscapes, and sculptures that drew inspiration from classical antiquity such as the works of Mengs and Canova. British Neoclassicism combined patriotism and civic virtue while Romanticism embraced emotion. Architecture during this period turned to classical Greek and Roman designs for inspiration,
8. EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
During the eighteenth century, three major artistic styles—Rococo, Neoclassicism, and
Romanticism—flourished in Europe and North America. [Map 30-01]
34. Giovanni Battista Piranesi VIEW OF THE PANTHEON, ROME
From the Views of Rome series, first printed in 1756.
Etching, 18-9/16" × 27-1/8" (47.2 × 69.7 cm).
Yale University Art Gallery, the Arthur Rose Collection. (2012.159.11.60). Image courtesy
Yale University Art Gallery. [Fig. 30-12]
46. Henry Flitcroft and Henry Hoare THE PARK AT STOURHEAD
Wiltshire, England.
Laid out 1743, executed 1744–1765, with continuing additions.
Gail Johnson/Fotolia. [Fig. 30-16]
47. A CLOSER LOOK: Georgian Silver
Elizabeth Morley: George III toddy ladle, 1802; Alice and George Burrows: George III
snuffbox, 1802; Elizabeth Cooke: George III salver, 1767; Ann and Peter Bateman:
George III goblet, 1797; Hester Bateman: George III double beaker, 1790. National
Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC. Silver collection assembled by Nancy
Valentine. Purchased with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Grace and family.
[Fig. 30-17]
70. Angelica Kauffmann CORNELIA POINTING TO HER CHILDREN AS HER TREASURES
c. 1785. Oil on canvas, 40 × 50" (101.6 × 127 cm).
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia. The Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams
Fund. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Photo: Katherine Wetzel. [Fig. 30-28]
72. Benjamin West THE DEATH OF GENERAL WOLFE
1770. Oil on canvas, 4'11-1/2" × 7' (1.51 × 2.14 m).
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921.
Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, 1918. National Gallery of
Canada, Ottawa. [Fig. 30-29]
74. John Henry Fuseli THE NIGHTMARE
1781. Oil on canvas, 39-3/4" × 49-1/2" (101 × 127 cm).
The Detroit Institute of Arts. Founders Society purchase with Mr. and Mrs. Bert L.
Smokler and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischmann funds. Bridgeman Images.
[Fig. 30-30]
78. John Singleton Copley WATSON AND THE SHARK
1778. Oil on canvas, 5'10-3/4" × 7'6-1/2" (1.82 × 2.29 m).
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Ferdinand Lammot Belin Fund. Image courtesy
the National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Fig. 30-32]
102. Francisco Goya THE SLEEP OF REASON PRODUCES MONSTERS
No. 43 from Los Caprichos (The Caprices). 1796–1798; published 1799. Etching and
aquatint, 8-1/2" × 6" (21.6 × 15.2 cm). Yale University Art Gallery. Bequest of Ralph
Kirkpatrick, Hon. M.A. 1965 (1984.54.92.43). Image courtesy Yale University Art Gallery.
[Fig. 30-43]
110. Sebastian Salcedo VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE
1779. Oil on panel and copper, 25" × 19" (63.5 × 48.3 cm).
Denver Art Museum. Funds contributed by Mr. and Mrs. George G. Anderman and an
anonymous donor (1976.56). [Fig. 30-47]
132. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres PORTRAIT OF MADAME DÉSIRÉ RAOUL-ROCHETTE
1830. Graphite on paper, 12-5/8" × 9-1/2" (32.2 × 24.1 cm).
Cleveland Museum of Art. Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund (1927.437).
Bridgeman Images. [Fig. 30-58]
137. Honoré Daumier RUE TRANSNONAIN, LE 15 AVRIL 1834
1834. Lithograph, 11" × 17-3/8" (28 × 44 cm).
Yale University Art Gallery, Everett V. Meeks, B.A. 1901, Fund (1982.120.4).
Image courtesy Yale University Art Gallery. [Fig. 30-60]
158. Benjamin Henry Latrobe U.S. CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, DC
c. 1808. Engraving by T. Sutherland, 1825.
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division,Washington D.C.
Courtesy the Library of Congress. [Fig. 30-69]
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYDuring the eighteenth century, three major artistic styles—Rococo, Neoclassicism, and Romanticism—flourished in Europe and North America. [Map 30-01]
François Boucher GIRL RECLINING: LOUISE O'MURPHY1751. Oil on canvas, 23-1/4” × 28-3/4" (59 × 73 cm).Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne. Rheinisches Bildarchiv, Museen der Stadt Köln.[Fig. 30-05]
Giovanni Battista Piranesi VIEW OF THE PANTHEON, ROMEFrom the Views of Rome series, first printed in 1756.Etching, 18-9/16" × 27-1/8" (47.2 × 69.7 cm).Yale University Art Gallery, the Arthur Rose Collection. (2012.159.11.60). Image courtesy Yale University Art Gallery. [Fig. 30-12]
Richard Boyle (Lord Burlington) PLAN OF CHISWICK HOUSEWest London, England. 1724.[Fig. 30-15b]
Henry Flitcroft and Henry Hoare THE PARK AT STOURHEADWiltshire, England.Laid out 1743, executed 1744–1765, with continuing additions.Gail Johnson/Fotolia. [Fig. 30-16]
A CLOSER LOOK: Georgian SilverElizabeth Morley: George III toddy ladle, 1802; Alice and George Burrows: George III snuffbox, 1802; Elizabeth Cooke: George III salver, 1767; Ann and Peter Bateman: George III goblet, 1797; Hester Bateman: George III double beaker, 1790. National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC. Silver collection assembled by Nancy Valentine. Purchased with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Grace and family.[Fig. 30-17]
Angelica Kauffmann CORNELIA POINTING TO HER CHILDREN AS HER TREASURESc. 1785. Oil on canvas, 40 × 50" (101.6 × 127 cm).Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia. The Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Photo: Katherine Wetzel. [Fig. 30-28]
Benjamin West THE DEATH OF GENERAL WOLFE1770. Oil on canvas, 4'11-1/2" × 7' (1.51 × 2.14 m).National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921. Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, 1918. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. [Fig. 30-29]
John Henry Fuseli THE NIGHTMARE1781. Oil on canvas, 39-3/4" × 49-1/2" (101 × 127 cm).The Detroit Institute of Arts. Founders Society purchase with Mr. and Mrs. Bert L. Smokler and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischmann funds. Bridgeman Images.[Fig. 30-30]
John Singleton Copley WATSON AND THE SHARK1778. Oil on canvas, 5'10-3/4" × 7'6-1/2" (1.82 × 2.29 m).National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Ferdinand Lammot Belin Fund. Image courtesy the National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Fig. 30-32]
Jacques-Germain Soufflot PANTHÉON (CHURCH OF SAINTE-GENEVIÉVE), PARIS1755–1792.JonRob/Fotolia. [Fig. 30-33]
Francisco Goya THE SLEEP OF REASON PRODUCES MONSTERSNo. 43 from Los Caprichos (The Caprices). 1796–1798; published 1799. Etching and aquatint, 8-1/2" × 6" (21.6 × 15.2 cm). Yale University Art Gallery. Bequest of Ralph Kirkpatrick, Hon. M.A. 1965 (1984.54.92.43). Image courtesy Yale University Art Gallery. [Fig. 30-43]
Sebastian Salcedo VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE1779. Oil on panel and copper, 25" × 19" (63.5 × 48.3 cm).Denver Art Museum. Funds contributed by Mr. and Mrs. George G. Anderman and an anonymous donor (1976.56). [Fig. 30-47]
MISSION SAN XAVIER DEL BACNear Tucson, Arizona. 1784–1797.Paul Moore/Fotolia. [Fig. 30-48]
Théodore Géricault STUDY OF HANDS AND FEET1818–1819. Oil on canvas, 20-1/2" × 25-3/18" (52 × 64 cm).Musée Fabre de Montpellier. Musée Fabre de Montpellier Agglomération. Photo: Frédéric Jaulmes.[Fig. 30-54]
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres PORTRAIT OF MADAME DÉSIRÉ RAOUL-ROCHETTE1830. Graphite on paper, 12-5/8" × 9-1/2" (32.2 × 24.1 cm).Cleveland Museum of Art. Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund (1927.437).Bridgeman Images. [Fig. 30-58]
TECHNIQUE: LithographyDiagram of the lithographic process.
Honoré Daumier RUE TRANSNONAIN, LE 15 AVRIL 18341834. Lithograph, 11" × 17-3/8" (28 × 44 cm).Yale University Art Gallery, Everett V. Meeks, B.A. 1901, Fund (1982.120.4). Image courtesy Yale University Art Gallery. [Fig. 30-60]
Benjamin Henry Latrobe U.S. CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, DCc. 1808. Engraving by T. Sutherland, 1825.Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division,Washington D.C. Courtesy the Library of Congress. [Fig. 30-69]