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The Most Famous Artworks of British Romanticism

The 60 most celebrated works of the British Romanticism movement, ranked by renown across 2,701 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. Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore
    Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore Joseph Mallord William Turner · 1834
  2. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Unknown · 1835
  3. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Unknown · 1835
  4. Omnia Vincit Amor, or The Power of Love in the Three Elements
    Omnia Vincit Amor, or The Power of Love in the Three Elements Benjamin West · 1809
  5. A Mother's Pearls
    A Mother's Pearls Thomas Seir Cummings · 1841
  6. Heaven and Hell
    Heaven and Hell Octave Tassaert · 1850
  7. Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Garden
    Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Garden John Constable · 1825
  8. Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler
    Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler Edwin, Sir Landseer · 1820
  9. Easby Abbey, near Richmond
    Easby Abbey, near Richmond George Cuitt the Younger · 1821
  10. Mrs. Edward Loyd (C. Louisa Foster)
    Mrs. Edward Loyd (C. Louisa Foster) Mrs. Dove · 1835
  11. John Tait and His Grandson
    John Tait and His Grandson Henry Raeburn · 1793
  12. Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon
    Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon John Martin · 1816
  13. The Highland Family
    The Highland Family David Wilkie · 1824
  14. Sarah May Holland
    Sarah May Holland George Harvey · 1840
  15. The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches
    The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches Henry Fuseli · 1798
  16. Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait George Harvey · 1830
  17. The Drummond Children
    The Drummond Children Henry Raeburn · 1809
  18. Catania and Mount Etna
    Catania and Mount Etna Edward Lear · 1847
  19. Lady Maria Conyngham (died 1843)
    Lady Maria Conyngham (died 1843) Thomas Lawrence · 1824
  20. Mrs. John Garden (Ann Garden, 1769–1842) and Her Children, John (1796–1854) and Ann Margaret (born 1793)
    Mrs. John Garden (Ann Garden, 1769–1842) and Her Children, John (1796–1854) and Ann Margaret (born 1793) John Hoppner · 1798
  21. Miss Eleanor Urquhart
    Miss Eleanor Urquhart Henry Raeburn · 1793
  22. Mrs. Charles S. Carstairs
    Mrs. Charles S. Carstairs William Orpen · 1914
  23. Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton
    Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton William Beechey · 1816
  24. David Anderson
    David Anderson Henry Raeburn · 1790
  25. Queen Victoria
    Queen Victoria Studio of Franz Xaver Winterhalter · 1843
  26. Mary Magdalene
    Mary Magdalene Lawrence Alma-Tadema · 1854
  27. Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait John Henry Brown · 1846
  28. Captain Graham
    Captain Graham Andrew Robertson · 1805
  29. An Old Bridge at Hendon, Middlesex
    An Old Bridge at Hendon, Middlesex Frederick W. Watts · 1828
  30. John Gray (1731–1811) of Newholm
    John Gray (1731–1811) of Newholm Henry Raeburn · 1800
  31. Portrait of a Gentleman
    Portrait of a Gentleman Thomas E. Barratt · 1840
  32. Saltash with the Water Ferry, Cornwall
    Saltash with the Water Ferry, Cornwall Joseph Mallord William Turner · 1811
  33. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady William John Thomson · 1822
  34. George Harley Drummond (1783–1855)
    George Harley Drummond (1783–1855) Henry Raeburn · 1808
  35. Allegory
    Allegory William Etty · 1828
  36. The Last Throw
    The Last Throw Charles Robert Leslie · 1840
  37. Portrait of a Gentleman
    Portrait of a Gentleman William John Thomson · 1825
  38. Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait John Faed · 1850
  39. John Julius Angerstein (1736–1823)
    John Julius Angerstein (1736–1823) Thomas Lawrence · 1809
  40. The Thompson Children
    The Thompson Children John Carlin · 1846
  41. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Unknown · 1830
  42. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady William John Thomson · 1817
  43. The Raymond Children
    The Raymond Children Robert Peckham · 1838
  44. Dr. John Wakefield Francis
    Dr. John Wakefield Francis Charles Robert Leslie · 1829
  45. Major Thomas Pechell (1753–1826)
    Major Thomas Pechell (1753–1826) John Hoppner · 1800
  46. William Paulet Carey (1759–1839)
    William Paulet Carey (1759–1839) Unknown · 1800
  47. Portrait of Mrs. Crofts
    Portrait of Mrs. Crofts Unknown · 1822
  48. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Thomas Skynner · 1845
  49. Old English House by Moonlight
    Old English House by Moonlight John Atkinson Grimshaw · 1874
  50. Ship in Full Sail
    Ship in Full Sail T. Davies · 1827
  51. The Burnish Sisters
    The Burnish Sisters William Matthew Prior · 1854
  52. Portrait of a Man
    Portrait of a Man Thomas Skynner · 1845
  53. Eaton Family Memorial
    Eaton Family Memorial Samuel Jordan · 1831
  54. The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist
    The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist David Wilkie · 1841
  55. Mrs. George Hill
    Mrs. George Hill Henry Raeburn · 1795
  56. Portrait of a Man
    Portrait of a Man British 19th Century · 1830
  57. Japanese Boy Building a Man-of-War
    Japanese Boy Building a Man-of-War John Charles Arter · 1898
  58. Portrait of a Man
    Portrait of a Man William Beechey · 1800
  59. Lieutenant General Duncan Campbell
    Lieutenant General Duncan Campbell Henry Raeburn · 1810
  60. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Samuel Broadbent Jr. · 1837