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18th century Art Resources General Information
Eighteenth Century Society: The Arts
From your Editor review what the various art styles were and their definitions.
18th Century Art Resources
This section of Jack Lynch's Web site contains information and resources about 18th century art.
Busts of Famous Free Thinkers
This site has busts of famous free thinkers. Included among them Voltaire. You can purchase them from this site. This site also contains resources of each person.
Chronological List of Artists
This is a chronological listing of artists of 18th century France. Each has a link to their best known paintings. The Age of Enlightenment in the paintings of France's national museums.
Cruikshank Artwork Exhibit
Examine prints and book illustrations of George Cruikshank(1792-1878) located at Princeton University.
Eighteenth-Century Resources -- Art
This is a general resource page about Art, Architecture, Costumes and Landscaping gardens in the 18th century.
Painted From Nature
This on line exhibit by the Haley & Steele, explores the Botanical illustrations by women from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Prints George
Take a look at some interesting reproduction prints covering all aspects of 18th century society. You can even order them for your own home.
Romanticism
From the Web museum, read this article that discusses Romanticism of the 18th century.
Watercolor History
Learn about the history of the watercolor art form from this site by James Smith.
American Art
American 18th Century
From the National Gallery of Art, you can view some available paintings by an anonymous American artist of the 18th century.
Americana SmorgasBoard Home Page
A virtual celebration of America's creative spirit circa 1700 through 1900. All kinds of distinct American Art can be found here.
Art In America
This web site by Jason Pappas, examines all mediums of art in America from colonial times to the present. This framed web site is a great place to visit and gain a good background on Art history.
George Washington: General Braddocks Defeat
This is a play by Sanderson Beck, about the defeat of General Braddock that took place during the French and Indian war. A good read.
Mohawk River Valley in Art
Take a look at the history of the Mohawk River Valley through art on the Tryon County Rootsweb site. This web site also contains a link to the Niagara Falls in Art. This site was created by Nancy Knechtel, Associate Professor of Art History at NCCC.
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art in the United States contains a large collection of art in all mediums. Start your tour with a Copley painting.
Native American Technology and Art
Here you will find essays and articles on The Native Americans From 1600-1850. This page is a part of the Native Tech Web Site. An excellent resource for the study of the Native American culture.
Architecture
Architecture Through the Ages
This web site has a very good Virtual tour and history of the various architectural styles known today. One should be warned however, that the movies are quite large and take a while to download, but it is worth the wait.
Edinburgh New Town 18th century Architects
This site discusses 18th century Scottish architects, with some links to examples of the times.
18th Century American Architecture
From the Digital Archive of American Architecture, take a look at two distinct forms or styles that was prevalent in America in this period.
Europpean Art
Collage Portal
This site is a database of imprints available for purchase from the Guildhall Art Gallery, London. This page contains historic events of all types. Useful for teaching history and art.
Eighteenth Century Views of Europe
This is a highly graphical Web site shows views of Europe.
English Caricature Prints
From the Haley & Steele Web site, take a look at the caricature prints from 1720 to 1820. Some of these prints are by Hogarth. These items are available for purchase.
English Silver 1680-1760
This article by Christopher Hartop, discusses the history of English silver from 1680 to 1760. It concentrates on the Huguenot silversmiths and their work.
FAMSF- Legion-European Art collection
Take a look at some European art and learn about the masters at this site.
History of Irish Glass
This web site is of great interest because it shows samples and gives a history of Irish glass. It also contains information on British glass making, with examples. This site is maintained by Ronnie Mckinley.
Ikons - Windows into Heaven
Learn about the history of Ikon paintings from this interesting web site. This form of art had its roots in Ancient Greece, Rome and the Holy Land.
Kirsten Williams: "From Gentility to Republicanism"
This article compares and contrasts the art of preserving likenesses of the American Leaders and the Nobility of Europe.
NGA Boucger and Fragonard
Begin a tour of 18th century French art here. This site is provided by the National Gallery of Art, is dedicated to two French artist Boucher and Fragonard.
Music
18th Century Composers
From your editor, take a look at some 18th century composers and web sites that cover these people and their music.
Allegri's Miserere
Take a look at this 17th century composers work and discover how it was performed from this site authored by Ben Byram-Wigfield.
The Armonica
Read about the Franklin invention at this informative site. It also has a letter written by Franklin that talks about his instrument.
Bach Home Page
This is the Home page of Johann Sebastian Bach(1685-1750). It contains a short Biography of the composer and lists his works.
Baroque Music
This is an interesting history of Baroque music.
Chapter 13 -- The Classical Period (1740 -- 1825)
This site is the online text, based on the textbook Music: A User's Guide for the Beginner, is missing footnotes and illustrations. copyright 1994/1996 by Gary Daum.
Classical and Rococo Composers
This page is an encyclopedia of Classical and Rococo composers. Michael L. Taylor is the sites author.
The Classical Music Pages
This interesting site by conductor Matt Boynick contains resources, sound clips and more about classical music. It even has clips of Mozart's Piano Concerto no.1.
The Clavichord
Learn about this early keyboard instrument at this site. You can even purchase a kit from this site if you so wish. This site is a part of The Early Music Shop located in The United Kingdom.
Crystal Music
Learn about Benjamin Franklin's Crystal Harmonica from the crystal music web site.
Early Music FAQ's
A FAQ sheet about early music from Plain chant to Baroque can be found here. This is a compilation of many Authors. The Editor is Todd M. McComb Send questions and comments to him. Read The Mission Statement for clarification.
The Glass Harmonica
This article by Thomas Bloch describes the development of the glass harmonica by Benjamin Franklin.
Glass Harmonica Samples
The Finkenbeiner web site provides some sample sounds of the Glass Harmonica in mp3 format. You can hear tunes like Away in the Manger and Greensleeves.
Hildabrands Studio on Colonial Music
Check out the information about Colonial Music provided by the Hildabrand family.
Introducing 18th Century Opera
Take an on line of 18th century Opera with the editor of this site, Lawrence Woof. This is the opening page The heart of the site is framed.
Loyalist and British Songs of the American Revolution
This is an interesting collection of songs that were popular during the American Revolution put together by Writer/Historian M. Christopher New.
The Mozart Project
This site contains information and resources about this famous composer and his works. You will also find selected essays by noted Mozart scholars on this site.
Mozart's Magical Musical Life
This story is part of the Strings in the Mountains Web site. Strings in the Mountains is a music festival at Steamboat Springs, Colorado. For six weeks each summer, the festival presents concerts for adults and children. "Mozart's Magical Musical Life" was one of the stories told at the "Children's Concert."
Music History Research: A Guide
This web site is put out by the University of Maryland Libraries. Resources for researching Baroque Music. Excellent resource for music teachers and historians.
Opera
This essay by David Wright examines opera from its beginnings to the present. It includes a bibliography for further study.
Operabase
This is a huge resource for finding information on Opera. It includes timelines, opera house listings and more. The site is maintained by Mike Gibb.
Performing Arts in Colonial Newspaper
This site is the place to get information about the Performing arts in Colonial American Newspapers.
Rameau, Jean-Phillippe
Learn about this French composer, who lived from 1683- 1764. He wrote most of his finest music between the ages of 50 and 56. This excerpt is from the book, The Timid Soul's Guide to Classical Music by James Reel.
Rare Scottish Music
Learn about the rare Scottish music of David Foulis and James Oswald and discover what works are still performed today from the Springtime Records Web site.
Singing History
Learn about the history of singing at this site. This page is about the 17th and 18th centuries. The Web master of this site is Mark D. Williams.
Sounds of harpsichords and related instruments
Here are some samples of Harpsichord music. All are 15 seconds long, 300k and in wav format.
18th Century Theater
Aristomenes
This is a five act play written by Anne Kingsmill Finch, Countess of Winchilsea. A part of the Celebration of Women Authors web site, Mary Mark Ockerbloom, Editor. This particular play was written in 1713 and was among her Miscellany Poems, on Several Occasions.
The Parisian Stage During the French Revolution
This web site is a database of the plays performed in Paris during the French Revolution from 1789 to 1799. You need to contact Mark Olsen by email at mark@gide.uchicago.edu, to get permission to use this database.
She Stoops to Conquer
This a critical discussion of the English play "She Stoops to Conquer" by Anita White. "During the eighteenth century She Stoops to Conquer was popular throughout England and its popularity even spread to the then still young America."( Web site)
Theater 1750-1820
Learn about the theater world of the 18th century here.
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