1838 in art

Events

• August 31 - David Roberts sets sail for Egypt, with the encouragement of J. M. W. Turner, to produce a series of drawings for use as the basis for the paintings and lithographs.

Works

• Asher B. Durand - Dance on the Battery in the Presence of Peter Stuyvesant

Births

• June 11 - Mariano Fortuny, painter (d. 1874)
• September 18 – Anton Mauve, painter (d. 1888)
• November 18 – William Keith, painter (d. 1911)
• December 31 – Jules Dalou, sculptor (d. 1902)

Deaths

• May 10 - José Aparicio, Spanish painter of the Neoclassic period (b. 1773)
• September 5 – Charles Percier, architect and designer (b. 1764)
• date unknown
  • John O'Keeffe, Irish portrait and figure painter (b. 1797)
  • Josef Grassi, Austrian painter especially of portraits (b. 1757)