1722 in art

Events

• Foundation of the first public theatre in Denmark, Lille Grönnegade.

  Paintings

• William Aikman – Portrait of the Scottish poet Allan Ramsay
• William Kent – Ceiling of Cupola Room, Kensington Palace
• Sir Godfrey Kneller – Portrait of Thomas Coningsby and his daughters Margaret and Frances
• Nicolas Lancret – La Fête dans un Bois
• Tiepolo – The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew
• Maria Verelst – :File:Maria Verelst - Duchess of Marlboro with Lady Diana Spencer.jpg|The Dowager Duchess of Marlborough with Lady Diana Spencer

  Births

• March 6 – Johann Christian Brand, Austrian painter
• May 25 - Anton Čebej – Slovenian painter
• July 16 – Joseph Wilton, English sculptor and a founding member of the Royal Academy
• August 12 – Giuseppe Baldrighi, Italian painter
• September 2 – Vigilius Eriksen, Danish painter and royal portraitist
• October 3 – Johann Heinrich Tischbein, member of the Tischbein family of German painters
• November 30 – Theodore Gardelle, painter and enameller
• date unknown
• * Francesco Battaglioli, Italian painter of veduta and capriccios
• * Dominic Serres "the Elder", French-born marine painter

  Deaths

• January 7 – Antoine Coypel, French painter
• March 12 – Christian Berentz, German artist
• April 12 - Antonio Zanchi, Italian painter of canvases for churches in Venice
• May 4 – Claude Gillot, French painter, engraver, book illustrator, metal worker, and theatrical designer
• May 19 – Jan Karel Donatus van Beecq, Dutch painter
• May 23 - Pierre Aveline, French engraver, print-publisher and print-seller
• June 10 – Francescantonio Coratoli, Italian painter of frescoes
• August 7 – Johann Georg Beck, German engraver
• November 12 – Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter of portraits and erotic, devotional and mythological scenes
• November 21 - Sebastiaen van Aken, Flemish historical painter
• date unknown
• * Marziale Carpinoni, Italian painter
• * Filippo Tancredi, Italian painter of church frescoes
• * Ma Yuanyu, Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty