1844 in art

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See also: 1843 in art, other 1844 events, 1845 in art, list of years in art.

Contents 1 Events 2 Works 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Events

• July 31 - Opening of the Wadsworth Atheneum, the oldest art museum in the United States.

[edit] Works

• J. M. W. Turner - Rain, Steam and Speed

[edit] Births

• May 21 - Henri Rousseau, "Le Douanier Rousseau", post-Impressionist painter
• July 25 - Thomas Eakins, painter, photographer, sculptor
• August 5 - Ilya Yefimovich Repin, painter and sculptor
• October 22 - Lady Margaret Forrest, patron of the arts
• October 28 - Moses Jacob Ezekiel, sculptor
• date unknown - Sir Luke Fildes, painter and illustrator
• date unknown - Luke Fildes, painter
• date unknown - Mihály Munkácsy, painter

[edit] Deaths

• March 24 - Bertel Thorvaldsen, sculptor
• April 15 - Charles Bulfinch, architect
• May 2 - William Thomas Beckford, art critic
• date unknown - Pierre-Antoine Bellange, furniture maker
• date unknown - Christian Gobrecht, engraver
• date unknown - Ferdinand Piloty, lithographer