1722 in art
Events from the year 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