Early 19th-Century Paintings for the Bedroom

Here are 30 early 19th-century paintings for the bedroom, painted between 1801 and 1848, with works by George Catlin, Gilbert Stuart and Josephus Augustus Knip; the subjects they return to most are landscapes, and forests and trees. Soft landscapes, water, evening skies, sleeping figures and quiet interiors, in muted or cool palettes, lower the visual volume of the room.

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The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam, Carl Blechen 22½ × 24 in portrait print (57 × 61 cm), centered 69¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the headboard. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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30 early 19th-century paintings

Four women with musical instruments lounge in a massive garden courtyard.

Carl Blechen The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam, 1834 Art Institute of Chicago

The painting depicts an elevated viewpoint of a grand waterfall surrounded by a landscape filled with people and canoes. The horizon is high in the composition, marked by a line of trees and the flowing waterfall.

George Catlin Portage Around the Falls of Niagara at Table Rock, 1847/1848 National Gallery of Art

This image depicts a snow-covered landscape with a high horizon line meeting a line of evergreen trees under a sky with blue and grayish clouds. The sky and treetops are textured with lively brushstrokes.

George Catlin La Salle Crossing Lake Michigan on the Ice. December 8, 1681, 1847/1848 National Gallery of Art

The View from the Batavian Embassy in Paris, Josephus Augustus Knip, 1801, oil on canvas

Josephus Augustus Knip The View from the Batavian Embassy in Paris, 1801 Rijksmuseum

View of the Valley of Montmorency near Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, Pieter Rudolph Kleijn, 1808, oil on canvas

Pieter Rudolph Kleijn View of the Valley of Montmorency near Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, 1808 Rijksmuseum

The Gulf of Naples with the Island of Ischia in the Distance, Josephus Augustus Knip, 1818, oil on canvas

Josephus Augustus Knip The Gulf of Naples with the Island of Ischia in the Distance, 1818 Rijksmuseum

This is a painting of a gathering near a river. The scene depicts a riverside filled with tall trees and grass where several groups of people have gathered. Several canoes are visible on the water and docked along the shore.

George Catlin La Salle Taking Possession of the Land at the Mouth of the Arkansas. March 10, 1682, 1847/1848 National Gallery of Art

River Landscape with Ruin, Wijnand Nuijen, 1835, oil on canvas

Wijnand Nuijen River Landscape with Ruin, 1835 Rijksmuseum

Townscape, Kasparus Karsen, 1840 - 1880, oil on canvas

Kasparus Karsen Townscape, 1840 - 1880 Rijksmuseum

Italian Landscape with Umbrella Pines, Hendrik Voogd, 1807, oil on canvas

Hendrik Voogd Italian Landscape with Umbrella Pines, 1807 Rijksmuseum

Theatre of Dionysus, Henry Bacon, 1839-1912, watercolor

Henry Bacon Theatre of Dionysus, 1839-1912 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Landscape near Hilversum, George Jacobus Johannes van Os, 1820 - 1839, oil on canvas

George Jacobus Johannes van Os Landscape near Hilversum, 1820 - 1839 Rijksmuseum

Return from the Hunt, Charles Rochussen, c. 1845, oil on canvas

Charles Rochussen Return from the Hunt, c. 1845 Rijksmuseum

The image shows a winter scene with an icy river and activity on the shore. A rocky cliff partially covered in snow is on the right, with evergreen trees.

George Catlin The Expedition Encamped below the Falls of Niagara. January 20, 1679, 1847/1848 National Gallery of Art

Meadow with Animals, Jan van Ravenswaay, 1820 - 1837, oil on canvas

Jan van Ravenswaay Meadow with Animals, 1820 - 1837 Rijksmuseum

The image shows a landscape with people at a campsite in the foreground. There are tents under trees, a plain leading to a hill in the background, and more hills further away.

George Catlin Expedition Encamped on a Texas Prairie. April 1686, 1847/1848 National Gallery of Art

Arcadian Landscape, Jan Willem Pieneman, 1813, oil on canvas

Jan Willem Pieneman Arcadian Landscape, 1813 Rijksmuseum

The painting depicts a landscape with waterfalls, a river, trees, and hills in the distance. In the foreground, a group of people are near a canoe on a grassy patch. The painting features distinct brushstrokes showing texture and movement.

George Catlin Father Hennepin and Companions at the Falls of St. Anthony. May 1, 1680, 1847/1848 National Gallery of Art

Landscape with Cattle, Pieter Gerardus van Os, 1816, oil on canvas

Pieter Gerardus van Os Landscape with Cattle, 1816 Rijksmuseum

The Waterfall at Tivoli, Abraham Teerlink, 1824, oil on canvas

Abraham Teerlink The Waterfall at Tivoli, 1824 Rijksmuseum

Rhine Fantasy, Kasparus Karsen, 1840 - 1870, oil on panel

Kasparus Karsen Rhine Fantasy, 1840 - 1870 Rijksmuseum

Cottage by the River with Washerwomen, Camille Flers, 1835, oil on fabric

Camille Flers Cottage by the River with Washerwomen, 1835 Cleveland Museum of Art

Forest Scene, Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, 1848, oil on canvas

Barend Cornelis Koekkoek Forest Scene, 1848 Rijksmuseum

Gelder Landscape, Hendrikus van de Sande Bakhuyzen, 1818, oil on panel

Hendrikus van de Sande Bakhuyzen Gelder Landscape, 1818 Rijksmuseum

Farmyard, Andreas Schelfhout, c. 1820 - c. 1830

Andreas Schelfhout Farmyard, c. 1820 - c. 1830 Rijksmuseum

Bird Nesting, Emanuel Leutze, 1837, oil on canvas

Emanuel Leutze Bird Nesting, 1837 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Dr. James Stuart; Mary Campbell Stuart, Gilbert Stuart, c. 1815, oil on wood

Gilbert Stuart Dr. James Stuart; Mary Campbell Stuart, c. 1815 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Union of Utrecht, Joseph-Denis Odevaere, 1815-06-25 - 1830-02-09, oil on panel

Joseph-Denis Odevaere The Union of Utrecht, 1815-06-25 - 1830-02-09 Rijksmuseum

Mary Campbell Stuart, Gilbert Stuart, c. 1815, oil on wood

Gilbert Stuart Mary Campbell Stuart, c. 1815 Cleveland Museum of Art

Dr. James Stuart, Gilbert Stuart, c. 1815, oil on wood

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