Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1749
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Literature
- William Collins, On the Death of Thomson, The Passions
- Henry Fielding, Tom Jones
- Samuel Johnson, The Vanity of Human Wishes, the letter on
fireworks
- Thomas Warton, The Triumph of Isis
- West, The Odes of Pindar (translated)
- The Monthly Review begins (through 1845)
Theatre
- Samuel Johnson, Irene, produced by David Garrick, with an
epilogue by Sir William Yonge
Art
- Lancelot "Capability" Brown sets up as a freelance gardener and
landscape architect
- Sir William Chambers studies architecture in Paris
- Sir Joshua Reynolds travels to Italy (until 1752)
Music
- William Boyce receives his Doctorate of Music from Cambridge
- George Frederick Händel (or Handel), Susanna
- George Frederick Händel (or Handel), Solomon
- George Frederick Händel (or Handel), Music for the
Royal Fireworks, in celebration of the Peace of
Aix-la-Chapelle
- George Frederick Händel (or Handel) gives first
Foundling Hospital benefit concert
Science, Technology, & Medicine
- Georges Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, vol. 1
Politics & Law
- The rising national debt leads to a reduction on the interest on
government stock
- St. John (Bolinbroke), On the Spirit of Patriotism, The Idea
of a Patriot King
Philosophy & Theology
- David Hartley, Observations on Man
Milestones
- August: Birth of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Birth of Hickey
- Birth of Charlotte Smith, poet and novelist
Miscellaneous
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