1821 in art

Events

7 May – The Royal Academy Exhibition of 1821 opens at Somerset House in London with John Constable's The Hay Wain amongst the works on display
At the age of eleven, Théodore Chassériau is accepted into the studio of Ingres.
John Martin's paintings Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon and Belshazzar's Feast are purchased by his former employer William Collins and begin to tour.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Birmingham Society of Artists established in England.

Victoria, Duchess of Kent with Princess Victoria by William Beechey.

January 27 – August Becker, German landscape painter (died 1887)
February 10 - Roberto Bompiani, Italian painter (died 1908)
February 26 – Félix Ziem, French painter (died 1911)
March 9 – Napoleon Sarony, Canadian American portrait photographer (died 1896)
April 16 – Ford Madox Brown, English painter (died 1893)
April 21 – Philip Henry Delamotte, English pioneer photographer (died 1889)
April 26 – Robert Adamson, Scottish pioneer photographer (died 1848)
June 18 – Théophile Schuler, French painter and illustrator (died 1878)
August 4 – Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer (died 1892)
August 28 – Thomas Seddon, English-born landscape painter (died 1856)
September 9 – James Smetham, English painter (died 1889)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
October 13 – Évariste Vital Luminais, French historical painter (died 1896)
November 23 – Charles Meryon, French etcher (died 1868)
Robert S. Duncanson, African American landscape painter (died 1872)
date unknown – Mario Raggi, Italian sculptor (died 1907)

February 12 – Albertus Jonas Brandt, Dutch still-life painter (born 1788)
February 24 – Marie-Anne Collot, French sculptor (born 1748)
March 9 – Nicholas Pocock, English marine painter (born 1740)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
April 18 – Thomas Baxter, English porcelain painter (born 1782)
April 22 – John Crome, English artist in the Romantic era (born 1768)
May 27 – Charles Alfred Stothard, English historical draughtsman (born 1786)
July 4 – Richard Cosway, English portrait painter (born 1742)
August 19 – Marie-Denise Villers, French painter specializing in portraits (born 1774)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
August 21 – Adam Bartsch, Austrian scholar, artist, and printmaker in engraving and etching (born 1757)
September 10 – Johann Dominicus Fiorillo, German painter and art historian (born 1748)
date unknown
- Gaetano Stefano Bartolozzi, Italian engraver, art dealer, and merchant (born 1757)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Yi In-mun, Korean court painter of the late Joseon Dynasty, primarily of landscapes (born 1745)
probable – Luigi Agricola, Italian painter and jeweller (born c. 1750)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>