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Adelaide Labille-GuiardAdelaide Labille-Guiard (April 11, 1749 - April 24, 1803) was a French history and portrait painter.
Kitagawa UtamaroKitagawa Utamaro (ca. 1753 - 1806) (the name has occasionally been rendered as Outamaro, but that usage is archaic) was a Japanese printmaker and painter, and is considered one of the greatest artists of woodblock prints (ukiyo-e).
Gilbert StuartGilbert Charles Stuart (ne Stewart) (December 3, 1755 - July 9, 1828) was an American painter.
Elisabeth-Louise Vigee-Le Brunelisabeth-Louise Vigee-Le Brun (April 16, 1755 - March 30, 1842) was a French painter, and is recognized as the most famous female painter of the eighteenth century. Her style is neoclassical in exhibiting ideals of simplicity and purity. Her work can also be considered Rococo in its grace, delicacy, and naturalism.
John TrumbullJohn Trumbull (June 6, 1756 - November 10, 1843), was a famous American artist from the time of the American Revolutionary War. He was born in Lebanon, Connecticut. He entered the 1773 junior class at Harvard at age 15.
William BlakeWilliam Blake (November 28, 1757 - August 12, 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake's work is today considered seminal and significant in the history of both poetry and the visual arts. He was voted 38th in a poll of the 100 Greatest Britons organised by the BBC in 2002.
Katsushika HokusaiKatsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) was an Edo period Japanese artist, painter, wood engraver and ukiyo-e maker, born in Edo (now Tokyo). Author of the 13-volume sketchbook Hokusai manga (begun in 1814) and the block prints "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji," (created around 1823-1829), which includes "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa."
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