Chronological Epoch

18th Century (1700–1799)

60 Masterpieces Cataloged from this Period

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The Fountains

The Fountains

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

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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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Boy on a Ram

Boy on a Ram

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

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Interior of the Pantheon, Rome

Interior of the Pantheon, Rome

Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, 1691–1765), 1747

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Basket of Plums

Basket of Plums

Anne Vallayer-Coster (French, 1744–1818), 1769

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Portrait of a Young Woman

Portrait of a Young Woman

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

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Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael

Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael

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

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Flowers in a Stone Vase

Flowers in a Stone Vase

Peter Faes (Flemish, 1750–1814), 1786

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Flowers by a Stone Vase

Flowers by a Stone Vase

Peter Faes (Flemish, 1750–1814), 1786

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Portrait of a Woman Holding a Book

Portrait of a Woman Holding a Book

French Painter (mid-18th century), 1730

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A Man with the Initials CJD

A Man with the Initials CJD

Northern European Painter (ca. 1770), 1765

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Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke

Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke

Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723–1792), c. 1761

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Nathaniel Hurd

Nathaniel Hurd

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

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George Washington at Princeton

George Washington at Princeton

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

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

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

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

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View of a Harbor

View of a Harbor

French Painter (ca. 1750), 1745

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A Shipwreck in a Storm

A Shipwreck in a Storm

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

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Putti with a Medallion

Putti with a Medallion

Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen (French, Valenciennes 1720–1778 Brussels), 1740

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Mrs. John Puget (Catherine Hawkins)

Mrs. John Puget (Catherine Hawkins)

Richard Gainsborough Dupont (British, Sudbury 1789–1874 Sudbury), 1774

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Portrait of a Man in a Brown Coat

Portrait of a Man in a Brown Coat

French Painter (first quarter 18th century), 1700

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Putti with a Medallion

Putti with a Medallion

Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen (French, Valenciennes 1720–1778 Brussels), 1740

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Portrait of a Woman in a Rose Dress

Portrait of a Woman in a Rose Dress

French Painter (first quarter 18th century), 1700

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A Young Lady with a Parrot

A Young Lady with a Parrot

Rosalba Carriera Italian, 1673-1757, c. 1730

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Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

Thomas Forster (British, active ca. 1690–1713), 1700

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Cartoon for the Back of a Tapestry Settee

Cartoon for the Back of a Tapestry Settee

French Painter (fourth quarter 18th century), 1775

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Allegorical Figure Representing a Virtue, Possibly Patriotism

Allegorical Figure Representing a Virtue, Possibly Patriotism

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

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

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

Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1784

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Gustavus Hamilton (1710–1746), Second Viscount Boyne, in Masquerade Costume

Gustavus Hamilton (1710–1746), Second Viscount Boyne, in Masquerade Costume

Rosalba Carriera, 1730–31

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Allegorical Figure Representing Metaphysics

Allegorical Figure Representing Metaphysics

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

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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

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Allegorical Figure Representing Prudence

Allegorical Figure Representing Prudence

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

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Flora and Zephyr

Flora and Zephyr

Jacob de Wit, 1743

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Allegorical Figure Representing Arithmetic

Allegorical Figure Representing Arithmetic

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

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Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso

Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso

Angelica Kauffmann, 1782

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Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)

Thomas Peat, 1792

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Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude

Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

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Madame Sophie de France (1734–1782)

Madame Sophie de France (1734–1782)

François Hubert Drouais, 1762

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Infant Bacchanal

Infant Bacchanal

Piat Joseph Sauvage, 1780s

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The Swing

The Swing

Hubert Robert, 1777–79

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Allegorical Figures Representing Virtue and Abundance

Allegorical Figures Representing Virtue and Abundance

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

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Allegorical Figure Representing Temperance

Allegorical Figure Representing Temperance

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

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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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Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), after a Painting by Greuze of 1777

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), after a Painting by Greuze of 1777

Charles Paul Jérôme de Bréa, 1777

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Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken

Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1758–59

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George Capel, Viscount Malden (1757–1839), and Lady Elizabeth Capel (1755–1834)

George Capel, Viscount Malden (1757–1839), and Lady Elizabeth Capel (1755–1834)

Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1768

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The Honorable Henry Fane (1739–1802) with Inigo Jones and Charles Blair

The Honorable Henry Fane (1739–1802) with Inigo Jones and Charles Blair

Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1761–66

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Major Thomas Pechell (1753–1826)

Major Thomas Pechell (1753–1826)

John Hoppner, 1799

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Dog Guarding Dead Game

Dog Guarding Dead Game

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1753

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Portrait of a Young Woman, Called Miss Sparrow

Portrait of a Young Woman, Called Miss Sparrow

Thomas Gainsborough, 1770s

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Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)

Archibald Robertson, 1786–91

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

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

Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1782 or later

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The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches

The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches

Henry Fuseli, 1796

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Vase of Flowers and Conch Shell

Vase of Flowers and Conch Shell

Anne Vallayer-Coster, 1780

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The Sorrow of Telemachus

The Sorrow of Telemachus

Angelica Kauffmann, 1783

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The Third Duke of Dorset's Hunter with a Groom and a Dog

The Third Duke of Dorset's Hunter with a Groom and a Dog

George Stubbs, 1768

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Saint Christopher Carrying the Infant Christ

Saint Christopher Carrying the Infant Christ

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1730s

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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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Allegory of the Arts

Allegory of the Arts

Jacob de Wit, 1742

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Anne Dashwood (1743–1830), Later Countess of Galloway

Anne Dashwood (1743–1830), Later Countess of Galloway

Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1764

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The Mouth of a Cave

The Mouth of a Cave

Hubert Robert, 1784

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