Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of Early 19th Century

The 60 most celebrated works of the Early 19th Century period, ranked by renown across 31,163 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. Lake Lucerne
    Lake Lucerne Albert Bierstadt · 1858
  2. View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow
  3. Bacchus and Ariadne
    Bacchus and Ariadne Henry Bone · 1809
  4. The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
  5. The New Bonnet
    The New Bonnet Francis William Edmonds · 1858
  6. Wivenhoe Park, Essex
    Wivenhoe Park, Essex John Constable · 1816
  7. Archery Contest
    Archery Contest Chinese Qing Dynasty · 1850
  8. New York Harbor with Pilot Boat "George Washington"
  9. Cider Making
    Cider Making William Sidney Mount · 1840
  10. Threatening Sky, Bay of New York
    Threatening Sky, Bay of New York Thomas Chambers · 1850
  11. Lake George and the Village of Caldwell
    Lake George and the Village of Caldwell Thomas Chambers · 1850
  12. Washington and Lafayette at Mount Vernon, 1784 (The Home of Washington after the War)
  13. Packet Ship Passing Castle Williams, New York Harbor
  14. The Horse Fair
    The Horse Fair Rosa Bonheur · 1853
  15. The Constitution and the Guerriere
    The Constitution and the Guerriere Thomas Chambers · 1845
  16. View at Amalfi, Bay of Salerno
    View at Amalfi, Bay of Salerno George Loring Brown · 1857
  17. Boston Harbor
    Boston Harbor Thomas Chambers · 1850
  18. Bay of New York, Sunset
    Bay of New York, Sunset Thomas Chambers · 1850
  19. Madame David
    Madame David Jacques-Louis David · 1813
  20. View on the Catskill—Early Autumn
  21. Storm-Tossed Frigate
    Storm-Tossed Frigate Thomas Chambers · 1850
  22. Felucca off Gibraltar
    Felucca off Gibraltar Thomas Chambers · 1850
  23. View from Vaekero near Christiania
    View from Vaekero near Christiania Johan Christian Dahl · 1827
  24. Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore
    Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore Joseph Mallord William Turner · 1834
  25. Fanciful Landscape
    Fanciful Landscape Thomas Doughty · 1834
  26. Emma Homan
    Emma Homan John Bradley · 1844
  27. Lake George and the Village of Caldwell
    Lake George and the Village of Caldwell Thomas Chambers · 1854
  28. Washington Crossing the Delaware
    Washington Crossing the Delaware Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze · 1851
  29. The Contemporary Poets. A Reading of Zorrilla in the Artist's Studio
  30. Susan Walker Morse (The Muse)
    Susan Walker Morse (The Muse) Samuel Finley Breese Morse · 1836
  31. Mount Auburn Cemetery
    Mount Auburn Cemetery Thomas Chambers · 1850
  32. High Point: Shandaken Mountains
    High Point: Shandaken Mountains Asher Brown Durand · 1853
  33. Conversation Piece
    Conversation Piece Lilly Martin Spencer · 1852
  34. Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes
    Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes Marie-Denise Villers · 1801
  35. The Titan's Goblet
    The Titan's Goblet Thomas Cole · 1833
  36. Two men contemplating the Moon
    Two men contemplating the Moon Caspar David Friedrich · 1820
  37. Family Group of Four on Sofa
  38. Family Group
    Family Group Joshua Johnson · 1800
  39. The Spirit of War
    The Spirit of War Jasper Francis Cropsey · 1851
  40. Emma Van Name
    Emma Van Name Joshua Johnson · 1805
  41. Cupid and Psyche
    Cupid and Psyche Jacques-Louis David · 1817
  42. The Connecticut Valley
    The Connecticut Valley Thomas Chambers · 1850
  43. A Pastoral Scene
    A Pastoral Scene Asher Brown Durand · 1858
  44. Lake George
    Lake George John William Casilear · 1851
  45. Untitled
    Untitled Unknown · 1849
  46. Mrs. Mayer and Daughter
    Mrs. Mayer and Daughter Ammi Phillips · 1838
  47. The Beeches
    The Beeches Asher Brown Durand · 1845
  48. Madame Philippe Panon Desbassayns de Richemont (Jeanne Eglé Mourgue, 1778–1855) and Her Son, Eugène (1800–1859)
  49. Landscape with a Peasant and His Flock
    Landscape with a Peasant and His Flock Eugène Verboeckhoven · 1854
  50. The Power of Music
    The Power of Music William Sidney Mount · 1847
  51. Watson Van Benthuysen II and Thomas Van Benthuysen
  52. River Scene
    River Scene Asher Brown Durand · 1854
  53. View from the Quai d'Orsay
    View from the Quai d'Orsay Johan Jongkind · 1854
  54. Italian Coast Scene with Ruined Tower
  55. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Unknown · 1835
  56. Still Life: Flowers and Fruit
    Still Life: Flowers and Fruit Severin Roesen · 1852
  57. Mother and Son
    Mother and Son Thomas Sully · 1840
  58. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord (1754–1838), Prince de Bénévent
  59. Untitled
    Untitled Unknown · 1800
  60. The Starbird Children
    The Starbird Children Mrs. Moses B. Russell · 1841