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The Most Famous Artworks of 18th Century

The 60 most celebrated works of the 18th Century period, ranked by renown across 21,618 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. Mrs. Noah Smith and Her Children
    Mrs. Noah Smith and Her Children Ralph Earl · 1798
  3. Domestic Scene
    Domestic Scene Unknown · 1775
  4. Procession of Gondolas in the Bacino di San Marco, Venice
    Procession of Gondolas in the Bacino di San Marco, Venice Antonio Joli · 1742
  5. The Ark
    The Ark Lodewijk Tieling · 1700
  6. The Saithwaite Family
    The Saithwaite Family Francis Wheatley · 1793
  7. Washerwomen
    Washerwomen François Boucher · 1768
  8. Portrait of Marianne Dorothy Harland (1759–1785), Later Mrs. William Dalrymple
    Portrait of Marianne Dorothy Harland (1759–1785), Later Mrs. William Dalrymple Richard Cosway · 1796
  9. The American School
    The American School Matthew Pratt · 1765
  10. A Vase of Flowers
    A Vase of Flowers Margaretha Haverman · 1716
  11. Lady Williams and Child
    Lady Williams and Child Ralph Earl · 1783
  12. Self-Portrait with Two Pupils
    Self-Portrait with Two Pupils Adélaïde Labille-Guiard · 1793
  13. James Badger
    James Badger Joseph Badger · 1760
  14. Flowers in an Urn
    Flowers in an Urn Jan van Huysum · 1721
  15. The Death of Socrates
    The Death of Socrates Jacques-Louis David · 1794
  16. The Interior of an Atelier of a Woman Painter
    The Interior of an Atelier of a Woman Painter Marie-Victoire Lemoine · 1795
  17. Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
    Joseph and Potiphar's Wife Nicolas Bertin · 1700
  18. The Artist's Studio
    The Artist's Studio Johann Georg Platzer · 1749
  19. Susanna Truax
    Susanna Truax Pieter Vanderlyn · 1730
  20. Morning Toilet
    Morning Toilet Jean-Frédéric Schall · 1790
  21. Entrance to the Grand Canal from the Molo, Venice
    Entrance to the Grand Canal from the Molo, Venice Canaletto · 1743
  22. A Dance in the Country
    A Dance in the Country Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo · 1755
  23. Mrs. John Winthrop
    Mrs. John Winthrop John Singleton Copley · 1773
  24. Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his wife
    Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his wife Jacques-Louis David · 1794
  25. The Swing
    The Swing Hubert Robert · 1750
  26. Matilda Stoughton de Jaudenes
    Matilda Stoughton de Jaudenes Gilbert Stuart · 1794
  27. Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso
    Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso Angelica Kauffmann · 1792
  28. Mrs. Francis Brinley and Her Son Francis
    Mrs. Francis Brinley and Her Son Francis John Smibert · 1729
  29. The Rope Dance
    The Rope Dance Léonard Defrance · 1750
  30. 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
  31. The Art Gallery of Jan Gildemeester Jansz
    The Art Gallery of Jan Gildemeester Jansz Adriaan de Lelie · 1798
  32. Fishing in Springtime
    Fishing in Springtime Ike Taiga · 1749
  33. Susanna and the Elders
    Susanna and the Elders Nicolas Bertin · 1700
  34. Untitled
    Untitled The Kota Master · 1762
  35. The Washington Family
    The Washington Family Edward Savage · 1792
  36. The Meeting
    The Meeting Pietro Longhi · 1746
  37. The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise
    The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise Benjamin West · 1791
  38. Watson and the Shark
    Watson and the Shark John Singleton Copley · 1778
  39. Cupid Kissing Venus (Venus Kissed by Amor)
    Cupid Kissing Venus (Venus Kissed by Amor) Adriaen van der Werff · 1700
  40. Martha Washington
    Martha Washington James Peale · 1782
  41. Watson and the Shark
    Watson and the Shark John Singleton Copley · 1778
  42. Mrs. Gabriel Manigault
    Mrs. Gabriel Manigault Jeremiah Theus · 1757
  43. Mrs. Joseph Reade
    Mrs. Joseph Reade John Wollaston the Younger · 1750
  44. Saint Teresa of Ávila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory
    Saint Teresa of Ávila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory Unknown · 1700
  45. Catherina Elmendorf
    Catherina Elmendorf Unknown · 1752
  46. God Holds Adam and Eve Responsible
    God Holds Adam and Eve Responsible Adriaen van der Werff · 1717
  47. Marie Rinteau, called Mademoiselle de Verrières
    Marie Rinteau, called Mademoiselle de Verrières François-Hubert Drouais · 1761
  48. Molly Wales Fobes
    Molly Wales Fobes Rufus Hathaway · 1790
  49. Mrs. Abijah Cheever (Elizabeth Scott)
    Mrs. Abijah Cheever (Elizabeth Scott) Nathaniel Hancock · 1795
  50. Mrs. Jacob Hurd and Child
    Mrs. Jacob Hurd and Child John Singleton Copley · 1762
  51. 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
  52. Gustavus Hamilton (1710–1746), Second Viscount Boyne, in Masquerade Costume
    Gustavus Hamilton (1710–1746), Second Viscount Boyne, in Masquerade Costume Rosalba Carriera · 1730
  53. The Flight into Egypt
    The Flight into Egypt Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1768
  54. Elizabeth Farren (born about 1759, died 1829), Later Countess of Derby
    Elizabeth Farren (born about 1759, died 1829), Later Countess of Derby Thomas Lawrence · 1796
  55. Sally Sanford Perit
    Sally Sanford Perit Reuben Moulthrop · 1790
  56. Untitled
    Untitled Unknown · 1783
  57. Bathsheba at her bath
    Bathsheba at her bath Sebastiano Ricci · 1725
  58. The Love Letter
    The Love Letter Jean Honoré Fragonard · 1770
  59. Untitled
    Untitled Unknown · 1780
  60. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Lawrence Kilburn · 1764