Events

• King William III of England commissions the Cartoon Gallery at Hampton Court Palace from Sir Christopher Wren to house Raphael's drawings of the Acts of the Apostles.
• John Riley is appointed court painter to William and Mary in England.

Paintings

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• Meindert Hobbema - The Avenue at Middelharnis
• Godfrey Kneller - Portrait of Isaac Newton

Births

• July - Szymon Czechowicz, Polish painter (died 1775)
• November 24 - Frans van Mieris jr., Dutch painter (died 1763)
• date unknown
  • Jiao Bingzhen, Chinese painter of the Qing dynasty (died 1726)
  • Giovanni Casini Italian portrait painter as well as a sculptor (died 1748)
  • Gaspare Diziani Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Roccoco period (died 1767)
  • Ferdinando Porta Italian painter and engraver (died 1767)
  • Franz de Paula Ferg Austrian landscape painter (died 1740)

Deaths

• September 13 - Ciro Ferri, Italian Baroque sculptor and painter (born 1634)
• date unknown
  • Fabio Cristofari, Italian Baroque painter and mosaicist (b. unknown)
  • Gioseffo Danedi, Italian painter (born 1618)
  • Charles Errard, French painter, architect and engraver (born 1606)
  • Baldassare Franceschini, Italian painter of frescoes (born 1611)
  • Gong Xian, Chinese painter (born 1618)
  • Dionisio Lazzari, Italian sculptor and architect (born 1617)
  • Cornelis Mahu, Flemish painter (born 1613)
  • Pietro Montanini, Italian painter (born 1619)
  • Cristoforo Serra, Italian painter who was also a militia captain in the Papal troops (born 1600)

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