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The Most Famous Artworks of Biedermeier

The 60 most celebrated works of the Biedermeier movement, ranked by renown across 1,445 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. Family Group of Four on Sofa
    Family Group of Four on Sofa Unknown · 1834
  2. Still Life: Flowers and Fruit
    Still Life: Flowers and Fruit Severin Roesen · 1852
  3. Prospekt af hovedgården Lykkesholm på Fyn. Vinter
    Prospekt af hovedgården Lykkesholm på Fyn. Vinter F.M.E. Fabritius de Tengnagel · 1834
  4. The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservatory
    The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservatory Eduard Gaertner · 1836
  5. Still Life: Fruit
    Still Life: Fruit Severin Roesen · 1855
  6. Parochialstrasse in Berlin
    Parochialstrasse in Berlin Eduard Gaertner · 1831
  7. Father, Mother, and Child in a Park
    Father, Mother, and Child in a Park John Christian Rauschner · 1810
  8. The Cartographer Professor Josef Jüttner and His Wife
    The Cartographer Professor Josef Jüttner and His Wife Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller · 1824
  9. A Huntsman and a Peasant Woman by the Isar River with a View of Munich
    A Huntsman and a Peasant Woman by the Isar River with a View of Munich Wilhelm von Kobell · 1823
  10. Still Life—Flowers and Fruit in White and Pink Bowl
    Still Life—Flowers and Fruit in White and Pink Bowl Unknown · 1850
  11. Prater Landscape
    Prater Landscape Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller · 1831
  12. Henry Clay
    Henry Clay Oliver Frazer · 1840
  13. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait Joseph Wood · 1810
  14. Familien Nathanson
    Familien Nathanson Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1818
  15. The Hall of Antiquities at Charlottenborg Palace, Copenhagen
    The Hall of Antiquities at Charlottenborg Palace, Copenhagen Adam August Müller · 1830
  16. The Children of Martin Anton Heckscher: Johann Gustav Wilhelm Moritz (1797–1865), Carl Martin Adolph (1796–1850), and Leopold (born 1792)
    The Children of Martin Anton Heckscher: Johann Gustav Wilhelm Moritz (1797–1865), Carl Martin Adolph (1796–1850), and Leopold (born 1792) Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein · 1805
  17. Prince Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich (1773–1859)
    Prince Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich (1773–1859) Friedrich Lieder · 1822
  18. View of The Hague
    View of The Hague Cornelis Springer · 1852
  19. Boy with Blond Hair
    Boy with Blond Hair Unknown · 1845
  20. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Unknown 19th Century · 1820
  21. Miss Jean Christie
    Miss Jean Christie Style of Sir Henry Raeburn · 1820
  22. Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait Chester Harding · 1825
  23. View of the Cloaca Maxima, Rome
    View of the Cloaca Maxima, Rome Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1814
  24. En jagt af kongelige personer
    En jagt af kongelige personer Unknown · 1848
  25. Street Scene in Windy and Rainy Weather
    Street Scene in Windy and Rainy Weather Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1846
  26. Portrait of a Gentleman
    Portrait of a Gentleman Unknown · 1815
  27. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Unknown · 1820
  28. Portrait of a Woman in a Rose Dress
    Portrait of a Woman in a Rose Dress Unknown · 1800
  29. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Louis Antoine Collas · 1816
  30. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Unknown · 1835
  31. Mrs. E. Hunt
    Mrs. E. Hunt Carl Weinedel · 1829
  32. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Karl August Senff · 1808
  33. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Joseph Bordes · 1812
  34. Mrs. William Edward Wilmerding (Joanna Mary Gosman)
    Mrs. William Edward Wilmerding (Joanna Mary Gosman) Benjamin Trott · 1825
  35. Portrait of a Gentleman
    Portrait of a Gentleman Carl Weinedel · 1837
  36. Portrait of a Gentleman
    Portrait of a Gentleman Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze · 1839
  37. Portrait of a Baby
    Portrait of a Baby Unknown · 1845
  38. Portrait of a Gentleman
    Portrait of a Gentleman Carl Weinedel · 1836
  39. Portrait of a Boy
    Portrait of a Boy Unknown · 1825
  40. Portrait of a Gentleman
    Portrait of a Gentleman Joseph Wood · 1812
  41. Charles Wagner
    Charles Wagner Benjamin Trott · 1815
  42. Portrait of a Gentleman
    Portrait of a Gentleman Johann Carl Koch · 1827
  43. Charlotte Allard
    Charlotte Allard Leopold Paul Unger · 1840
  44. Portrait of a Gentleman
    Portrait of a Gentleman Louis Francis DePaul Binsse · 1810
  45. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Samuel Lovett Waldo · 1850
  46. Count Alexander Ivanovich Sollogoub (1788–1844)
    Count Alexander Ivanovich Sollogoub (1788–1844) Johann Dominik Bossi · 1810
  47. Portrait of a Gentleman
    Portrait of a Gentleman Joseph Wood · 1810
  48. Mrs. Samuel L. Waldo
    Mrs. Samuel L. Waldo Samuel Lovett Waldo · 1826
  49. A Troup of Performers Arriving at the Fair at Dyrehavsbakken Near the Deer Park, North of Copenhagen
    A Troup of Performers Arriving at the Fair at Dyrehavsbakken Near the Deer Park, North of Copenhagen Christian August Lorentzen · 1800
  50. Master Cleeves
    Master Cleeves William Matthew Prior · 1850
  51. Mrs. Phebe Houston
    Mrs. Phebe Houston Elias V. Coe · 1837
  52. Poor Artist's Cupboard
    Poor Artist's Cupboard Charles Bird King · 1815
  53. City Hall at Thorn
    City Hall at Thorn Eduard Gaertner · 1848
  54. The Herbert Children
    The Herbert Children Lambert Sachs · 1857
  55. An Artist and His Family
    An Artist and His Family German 19th Century · 1830
  56. Portrait of a Young Lady
    Portrait of a Young Lady Unknown 19th Century · 1835
  57. To the Memory of the Benevolent Howard
    To the Memory of the Benevolent Howard Salome Hensel · 1823
  58. A Bedroom in Bernstorff Palace near Copenhagen
    A Bedroom in Bernstorff Palace near Copenhagen Johan Vilhelm Gertner · 1845
  59. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Unknown · 1820
  60. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Unknown · 1820