Editing 1787 in art (section)

==Deaths==
* [[February 4]] – [[Pompeo Batoni]], [[Italy|Italian]] painter (born [[1708 in art|1708]])
* [[March 17]] – [[Anton August Beck]], German engraver (born [[1713 in art|1713]])
* [[June 23]] – [[Pierre L'Enfant (painter)|Pierre L'Enfant]], [[France|French]] painter (born [[1704 in art|1704]])
* [[July 25]] – [[Arthur Devis (1712–1787)|Arthur Devis]] – English [[portrait]] painter, particularly known for his [[Conversation piece (paintings)|conversation pieces]] and other such small portraits (born [[1712 in art|1712]])
* [[September 5]] – [[John Brown (artist)|John Brown]], Scottish portrait-draftsman and painter at Edinburgh (born [[1749 in art|1749]])
* [[November 10]] – [[Cristoforo Dall'Acqua]], Italian painter and engraver (born [[1734 in art|1734]])
* [[December 12]] – [[Jean Valade]], French painter (born [[1710 in art|1710]])
* ''date unknown''
** [[Mason Chamberlin]], English portrait painter (born [[1727 in art|1727]])
** [[John Cheere]], English sculptor (born [[1709 in art|1709]])
** [[Nicolas Desportes]], French painter of hunting scenes (born [[1718 in art|1718]])
** [[Erik Westzynthius the Younger]], Finnish painter (born [[1743 in art|1743]])
** [[Francesco Zugno]], Italian Rococo painter (born c. 1708)
* ''probable'' - [[Thomas Engleheart]], English sculptor and modeller in wax (date of birth unknown)

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[[Category:Years of the 18th century in art]]
[[Category:1780s in art]]