•
February 14 –
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, French draftsman, printmaker, etcher and painter (born
1724) •
February 21 –
Francesco Foschi, Italian landscape painter (born
1710) •
March 3 –
Joseph Highmore, British portrait and historical painter (born
1692) •
May 6 –
Gaspare Bazzani, Italian painter active in
Reggio as a painter of
vedute or landscapes (date of birth unknown) •
July 11 –
Luis Egidio Meléndez, Spanish
still-life painter (born
1716) •
September 6 –
Françoise Basseporte, French court painter (born
1701) •
September 7 –
Pieter Barbiers, Dutch painter (born
1717) •
October 17 –
Bernardo Bellotto, Italian urban
landscape painter or
vedutista, and
printmaker in
etching (born
1720) •
date unknown •
James Giles, British porcelain decorator (born
1718) •
Dionigi Valesi, Italian printmaker active in Verona and Venice (born
1750) •
probable •
Robert Hunter, Irish painter (date of birth unknown) •
Nicolas Jean Baptiste Poilly, French draftsman and engraver (born
1712) •
Rocco Pozzi, Italian painter and engraver (born
1700) •
Wenceslaus Werlin,
Austrian portrait artist (date of birth unknown) == References ==