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General Resources for 18th century European Art |
| Eighteenth-Century European Dress (introduction and images) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) |
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General Resources for 18th century British Art |
| The British Isles, 1600-1800 A.D. (introduction to key events includes overview, timeline, and extensive images for present-day England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) |
| The New Child: British Art & the Origins of Modern Childhood, 1730-1830 (1995 exhibition at the U. Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, UC Berkeley; James Steward, Curator) |
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Thomas Gainsborough |
| Web Museum, Paris Thomas Gainsborough (biography and images) (Nicolas Pioch) |
| Olga's Gallery Thomas Gainsborough (biography and extensive images) |
| Web Gallery of Art Thomas Gainsborough (extensive biography and images) (Emil Kren and Daniel Marx) |
| Artchive Thomas Gainsborough (biography and images) (M. Harden) |
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William Hogarth |
| The Site for Research on William Hogarth (scholarly annotated bibliography; includes book and exhibition reviews, online essays, image galleries, special search engines, and other useful resources) (Bernd Krysmanski) |
| Selected Hogarth Pictures (Carol Gerten-Jackson) |
| Selected Hogarth Prints (Jack Lynch, Rutgers U.) |
| The Analysis of Beauty (indexed, searchable transcription) (History of Art, Film and Visual Media Dept., Birbeck C., U. London) |
| The Bench |
| A Harlot's Progress (Carol Gerten-Jackson) |
| A Rake's Progress (Tosca Janssens) |
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Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss painter, active England) |
| Web Gallery of Art Angelica Kauffmann (biography and images) (Emil Kren and Daniel Marx) |
| Maria Anna Angelica Kauffmann (biography) (www.biographybase.com) |
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Mary Moser |
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Allan Ramsey |
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Sir Joshua Reynolds |
| Web Gallery of Art Sir Joshua Reynolds (extensive biography and pictures) (Emil Kren and Daniel Marx) |
| Homepage (thumbnails & large images) (Carol Gerten-Jackson) |
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General Resources for 18th century French Art |
| The Golden Age of French Furniture in the 18th century (excellent introduction and images) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) |
| French Porcelain in the 18th century (excellent introduction and images) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) |
| French Silver in the 17th and 18th centuries (introduction and images) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) |
| Age of Enlightenment in the Paintings of France's National Museums (site offers good historical background) (Musées de France) |
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François Boucher |
| François Boucher (images and biography) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) |
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Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin |
| Web Museum, Paris Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin (biography and images) (Nicolas Pioch) |
| Artchive Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin (biography and images) (M. Harden) |
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Jacques-Louis David |
| Web Museum, Paris Jacques-Louis David (biography and images) (Nicolas Pioch) |
| Artchive Jacques-Louis David (biography and images) (M. Harden) |
| Olga's Gallery Jacques-Louis David (biography and extensive images) |
| Jacques-Louis David (biography and images with links to historical information) (Getty Museum) |
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard |
| Jean-Honoré Fragonard (biography and images) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) |
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Jean-Baptiste Greuze |
| Web Museum, Paris Jean-Baptise Greuze (biography and images) (Nicolas Pioch) |
| Web Gallery of Art Jean-Baptiste Greuze (biography and good images) (Emil Kren and Daniel Marx) |
| Jean-Baptiste Greuze (biography, images, and video of the Getty Paintings Curator discussing some of Greuze's work) (Getty Museum) |
| Greuze the Draftsman (website of the Getty Museum's past exhibition with information and good images) (Getty Museum) |
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Jean-Antoine Houdon |
| Jean-Antoine Houdon: Sculptor of the Enlightenment (website of the Getty Museum's past Houdon exhibition: fantastic site includes extensive images, information, and audio and other interactive features) (Getty Museum) |
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Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun |
| The Art of Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (biography, information, images, and extensive links to books, websites, and other resources) (Kevin J. Kelly) |
| Web Gallery of Art Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (biography and good images) (Emil Kren and Daniel Marx) |
| Olga's Gallery Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (biography and images) |
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Jean-Antoine Watteau |
| Antoine Watteau (biography and images) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) |
| Artchive Jean-Antoine Watteau (extensive biography and images) |
| Web Museum, Paris Jean-Antoine Watteau (extensive biography and images) (Nicolas Pioch) |
| Olga's Gallery Jean-Antoine Watteau (biography and extensive images) |
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