Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of Neoclassicism

The 60 most celebrated works of the Neoclassicism movement, ranked by renown across 1,186 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. Bacchus and Ariadne
    Bacchus and Ariadne Henry Bone · 1809
  2. The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
  3. Portrait of Marianne Dorothy Harland (1759–1785), Later Mrs. William Dalrymple
  4. Madame David
    Madame David Jacques-Louis David · 1813
  5. Lady Williams and Child
    Lady Williams and Child Ralph Earl · 1783
  6. Self-Portrait with Two Pupils
    Self-Portrait with Two Pupils Adélaïde Labille-Guiard · 1793
  7. The Death of Socrates
    The Death of Socrates Jacques-Louis David · 1794
  8. Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes
    Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes Marie-Denise Villers · 1801
  9. Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his wife
  10. Cupid and Psyche
    Cupid and Psyche Jacques-Louis David · 1817
  11. Madame Philippe Panon Desbassayns de Richemont (Jeanne Eglé Mourgue, 1778–1855) and Her Son, Eugène (1800–1859)
  12. The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise
  13. Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie
  14. Elizabeth Farren (born about 1759, died 1829), Later Countess of Derby
  15. The Virgin Adoring the Host
    The Virgin Adoring the Host Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · 1852
  16. Mrs. William Man Godschall (Sarah Godschall, 1730–1795)
  17. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Jean-Baptiste Isabey · 1798
  18. Pope Pius VII in the Sistine Chapel
    Pope Pius VII in the Sistine Chapel Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · 1814
  19. George Washington and William Lee
    George Washington and William Lee John Trumbull · 1780
  20. George Washington before the Battle of Trenton
  21. A Hunter with a Dog
    A Hunter with a Dog Mortier · 1798
  22. Caroline Maria Therese of Parma (1770–1804)
  23. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Unknown · 1798
  24. Marinus Willett
    Marinus Willett Ralph Earl · 1791
  25. The Sorrow of Telemachus
    The Sorrow of Telemachus Angelica Kauffmann · 1792
  26. Cupid, Stung by a Bee, Is Cherished by his Mother
  27. Coriolanus Taking Leave of his Family
    Coriolanus Taking Leave of his Family Anne-Louis Girodet · 1786
  28. The Third Duke of Dorset's Hunter with a Groom and a Dog
  29. Esther Boardman
    Esther Boardman Ralph Earl · 1789
  30. Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)
    Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792) Thomas Peat · 1796
  31. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman William Beechey · 1805
  32. Elijah Boardman
    Elijah Boardman Ralph Earl · 1789
  33. Bella and Hanna. The Eldest Daughters of M. L. Nathanson
    Bella and Hanna. The Eldest Daughters of M. L. Nathanson Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1820
  34. Portrait of a Man
    Portrait of a Man Unknown · 1796
  35. Study for "Portrait of an Indian"
    Study for "Portrait of an Indian" Anne-Louis Girodet · 1807
  36. Portrait of a Boy
    Portrait of a Boy Louis-Léopold Boilly · 1805
  37. The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua
    The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua Anton Raphael Mengs · 1763
  38. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Maximilien Villers · 1796
  39. The Wounded Philoctetes
    The Wounded Philoctetes Nicolai Abildgaard · 1775
  40. Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Declaiming
  41. Pierre Louis Dubus (1721–1799), Called Préville, of the Comédie-Française
  42. Thomas Jefferson
    Thomas Jefferson John Trumbull · 1788
  43. Self-Portrait of an Unidentified Artist
  44. Louis XVI (1754–1793), King of France
    Louis XVI (1754–1793), King of France Jean-Laurent Mosnier · 1796
  45. Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte (1778–1851), Daughter of Louis XVI
  46. Naval Officer
    Naval Officer Medeschini · 1825
  47. Napoléon I (1769–1821) on Horseback
  48. Francesca Ghirardi Lechi
    Francesca Ghirardi Lechi Giovanni Battista Gigola · 1815
  49. The Dancing Glade at Sorgenfri
    The Dancing Glade at Sorgenfri Jens Juel · 1800
  50. Léon Pallière (1787–1820) in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome
  51. Charles X (1757–1836), King of France, after Gérard
  52. Sir William Hamilton
    Sir William Hamilton George Romney · 1784
  53. John Musters
    John Musters Joshua Reynolds · 1777
  54. Sir Joshua Reynolds
    Sir Joshua Reynolds Gilbert Stuart · 1784
  55. Madame Moitessier
    Madame Moitessier Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · 1851
  56. Jacques-Louis David
    Jacques-Louis David Studio of Georges Rouget · 1814
  57. Captain Patrick Miller
    Captain Patrick Miller Henry Raeburn · 1788
  58. Marcotte d'Argenteuil
    Marcotte d'Argenteuil Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · 1810
  59. Sir John Dick
    Sir John Dick Gilbert Stuart · 1783
  60. Portrait of Charlotte and Sarah Carteret-Hardy