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Events on Tuesday 29 June 1779 1
1728 – 1779Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-1779)Died 29 June 1779, aged 51Anton Raphael Mengs was a German painter who was a pioneer of Neoclassicism. He worked in Rome and as court painter in Madrid. He was celebrated in his lifetime as one of the greatest painters in Europe.