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The Most Famous Artworks of Rococo painting

The 60 most celebrated works of the Rococo painting movement, ranked by renown across 8,798 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. Young Girl Reading
    Young Girl Reading Jean Honoré Fragonard · 1769
  2. Domestic Scene
    Domestic Scene Unknown · 1775
  3. Procession of Gondolas in the Bacino di San Marco, Venice
    Procession of Gondolas in the Bacino di San Marco, Venice Antonio Joli · 1742
  4. The Ark
    The Ark Lodewijk Tieling · 1700
  5. Washerwomen
    Washerwomen François Boucher · 1768
  6. Flowers in an Urn
    Flowers in an Urn Jan van Huysum · 1721
  7. The Interior of an Atelier of a Woman Painter
    The Interior of an Atelier of a Woman Painter Marie-Victoire Lemoine · 1795
  8. Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
    Joseph and Potiphar's Wife Nicolas Bertin · 1700
  9. The Artist's Studio
    The Artist's Studio Johann Georg Platzer · 1749
  10. Susanna Truax
    Susanna Truax Pieter Vanderlyn · 1730
  11. Morning Toilet
    Morning Toilet Jean-Frédéric Schall · 1790
  12. Entrance to the Grand Canal from the Molo, Venice
    Entrance to the Grand Canal from the Molo, Venice Canaletto · 1743
  13. A Dance in the Country
    A Dance in the Country Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo · 1755
  14. Mrs. John Winthrop
    Mrs. John Winthrop John Singleton Copley · 1773
  15. The Swing
    The Swing Hubert Robert · 1750
  16. Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso
    Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso Angelica Kauffmann · 1792
  17. Mrs. Francis Brinley and Her Son Francis
    Mrs. Francis Brinley and Her Son Francis John Smibert · 1729
  18. The Rope Dance
    The Rope Dance Léonard Defrance · 1750
  19. The Empress Elizabeth of Russia (1709–1762) on Horseback, Attended by a Page
    The Empress Elizabeth of Russia (1709–1762) on Horseback, Attended by a Page Georg Cristoph Grooth · 1740
  20. Susanna and the Elders
    Susanna and the Elders Nicolas Bertin · 1700
  21. The Washington Family
    The Washington Family Edward Savage · 1792
  22. The Meeting
    The Meeting Pietro Longhi · 1746
  23. Martha Washington
    Martha Washington James Peale · 1782
  24. Watson and the Shark
    Watson and the Shark John Singleton Copley · 1778
  25. Mrs. Gabriel Manigault
    Mrs. Gabriel Manigault Jeremiah Theus · 1757
  26. Mrs. Joseph Reade
    Mrs. Joseph Reade John Wollaston the Younger · 1750
  27. Catherina Elmendorf
    Catherina Elmendorf Unknown · 1752
  28. God Holds Adam and Eve Responsible
    God Holds Adam and Eve Responsible Adriaen van der Werff · 1717
  29. Marie Rinteau, called Mademoiselle de Verrières
    Marie Rinteau, called Mademoiselle de Verrières François-Hubert Drouais · 1761
  30. Mrs. Jacob Hurd and Child
    Mrs. Jacob Hurd and Child John Singleton Copley · 1762
  31. The Marquise de Pezay, and the Marquise de Rougé with Her Sons Alexis and Adrien
    The Marquise de Pezay, and the Marquise de Rougé with Her Sons Alexis and Adrien Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun · 1787
  32. The Flight into Egypt
    The Flight into Egypt Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1768
  33. Bathsheba at her bath
    Bathsheba at her bath Sebastiano Ricci · 1725
  34. The Love Letter
    The Love Letter Jean Honoré Fragonard · 1770
  35. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Lawrence Kilburn · 1764
  36. Self-Portrait with a Harp
    Self-Portrait with a Harp Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux · 1796
  37. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Unknown · 1790
  38. Portrait of a Young Woman as a Vestal Virgin
    Portrait of a Young Woman as a Vestal Virgin François-Hubert Drouais · 1767
  39. An Allegory
    An Allegory Domenico Guidobono · 1723
  40. Mrs. Gabriel Manigault (Margaret Izard)
    Mrs. Gabriel Manigault (Margaret Izard) Walter Robertson · 1795
  41. The Square of Saint Mark's, Venice
    The Square of Saint Mark's, Venice Canaletto · 1743
  42. The Adoration of the Shepherds
    The Adoration of the Shepherds Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich · 1760
  43. Mrs. Jacob Motte (Rebecca Brewton)
    Mrs. Jacob Motte (Rebecca Brewton) Jeremiah Theus · 1758
  44. Margaret Strachan (Mrs. Thomas Harwood)
    Margaret Strachan (Mrs. Thomas Harwood) Charles Willson Peale · 1771
  45. Edward Smith Stanley (1752–1834), Twelfth Earl of Derby, with His First Wife (Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, 1753–1797) and Their Son (Edward Smith Stanley, 1775–1851)
    Edward Smith Stanley (1752–1834), Twelfth Earl of Derby, with His First Wife (Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, 1753–1797) and Their Son (Edward Smith Stanley, 1775–1851) Angelica Kauffmann · 1788
  46. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Johann Nikolaus Grooth · 1750
  47. Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Verlée, 1761–1835)
    Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Verlée, 1761–1835) Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun · 1792
  48. Mrs. Jerathmael Bowers
    Mrs. Jerathmael Bowers John Singleton Copley · 1763
  49. Mrs. Peter De Lancey (Elizabeth Colden, 1720–1784)
    Mrs. Peter De Lancey (Elizabeth Colden, 1720–1784) George Engleheart · 1792
  50. Cadwallader Colden and His Grandson Warren De Lancey
    Cadwallader Colden and His Grandson Warren De Lancey Matthew Pratt · 1772
  51. The Love Letter
    The Love Letter François Boucher · 1750
  52. Mrs. John Dart
    Mrs. John Dart Jeremiah Theus · 1773
  53. William Middleton
    William Middleton Mary Roberts · 1755
  54. Condesa de Altamira and Her Daughter, María Agustina
    Condesa de Altamira and Her Daughter, María Agustina Francisco de Goya · 1794
  55. Young Lady with a Rose
    Young Lady with a Rose Pieter Vanderlyn · 1732
  56. Mrs. Samuel Cutts
    Mrs. Samuel Cutts Joseph Blackburn · 1762
  57. The Letter
    The Letter Pietro Longhi · 1746
  58. Mrs. Richard Galloway
    Mrs. Richard Galloway John Hesselius · 1764
  59. Maria Luisa of Parma (1751–1819), Later Queen of Spain
    Maria Luisa of Parma (1751–1819), Later Queen of Spain Laurent Pêcheux · 1765
  60. Saint Margaret of Cortona
    Saint Margaret of Cortona Gaspare Traversi · 1758