Born and died in 1770

German composer, conductor, and pianist who drove the transition from Classical to Romantic music and whose compositions are among the most performed globally

British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician who served as Foreign Secretary and briefly as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature

French painter, illustrator, and etcher, celebrated as the most prominent Rococo artist of the 18th century, known for his idyllic and decorative works