Schouman, Dutch painter, glass engraver and art dealer (born 1710) December 4 – Antonio Ponz, Spanish painter (born 1725) December 12 – William Hoare, English painter, noted for his pastels (born 1707) December 17 – Gottlieb Welté, German etcher and landscape painter (born 1745/1749) date unknown Francesco Appiani, Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Rome and Perugia (born 1704) Manuel de la Cruz, Spanish painter (born 1750) Anna Maria Mengs, German portrait painter in pastel and miniature (born 1751) Pietro Scalvini, Italian painter (born 1718) Katsukawa Shunshō, Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style (born 1726) References Years of the 18th century in art 1790s in art