Late 19th-Century Paintings for the Dining Room

Here are 49 late 19th-century paintings for the dining room, painted between 1850 and 1898, with works by Henri Fantin-Latour, George Catlin and John Singer Sargent; the subjects they return to most are work and labor, and still life. Dining rooms have hosted still lifes for four hundred years for a reason.

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Still Life—Violin and Music, William Michael Harnett 36 × 48 in portrait print (91 × 122 cm), centered 63¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the dining table. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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Still Life—Violin and Music, William Michael Harnett, 1888, oil on canvas

William Michael Harnett Still Life—Violin and Music, 1888 The Met

Young Husband: First Marketing, Lilly Martin Spencer, 1854, oil on canvas

Lilly Martin Spencer Young Husband: First Marketing, 1854 The Met

Untitled (Cracked Watermelon), Charles Ethan Porter, ca. 1890, oil on canvas

Charles Ethan Porter Untitled (Cracked Watermelon), ca. 1890 The Met

Nocturne, John La Farge, ca. 1885, watercolor, gouache, and charcoal on off-white wove paper adhered to wove paper

John La Farge Nocturne, ca. 1885 The Met

Still Life with Flowers and Fruit, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1866, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Still Life with Flowers and Fruit, 1866 The Met

Still Life with Pansies, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1874, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Still Life with Pansies, 1874 The Met

Roses and Lilies, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1888, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Roses and Lilies, 1888 The Met

Asters and Fruit on a Table, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1868, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Asters and Fruit on a Table, 1868 The Met

Summer Flowers, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1880, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Summer Flowers, 1880 The Met

This painting shows a group of potted pansies. There is a large basket filled with yellow pansies on the left, surrounded by at least four smaller terracotta pots on the right containing purple, white, blue, and orange pansies.

Henri Fantin-Latour Pansies, 1874 National Gallery of Art

Flowers from Normandy, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1887, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Flowers from Normandy, 1887 Rijksmuseum

A Dog Feast - Sioux, George Catlin, 1861/1869, oil on card mounted on paperboard

George Catlin A Dog Feast - Sioux, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

Orchard at Eemnes, Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1888 - 1895, oil on canvas

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst Orchard at Eemnes, 1888 - 1895 Rijksmuseum

The Kemanglen Sugar Factory near Tegal on Java, Abraham Salm, 1870 - 1875, oil on canvas

Abraham Salm The Kemanglen Sugar Factory near Tegal on Java, 1870 - 1875 Rijksmuseum

A Moment's Rest, William E. Norton, 1892, oil on canvas

William E. Norton A Moment's Rest, 1892 Smithsonian American Art Museum

October, John Whetten Ehninger, 1867, oil on canvas

John Whetten Ehninger October, 1867 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Chinese Fishmonger, Theodore Wores, 1881, oil on canvas

Theodore Wores The Chinese Fishmonger, 1881 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Miners in the Sierras, Charles Christian Nahl, 1851-1852, oil on canvas mounted on canvas

Charles Christian Nahl Miners in the Sierras, 1851-1852 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Herdsmen with Cows, Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1869, oil on canvas

Edward Mitchell Bannister Herdsmen with Cows, 1869 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Still Life with Roses and Fruit, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1863, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Still Life with Roses and Fruit, 1863 The Met

Roses in a Bowl, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1883, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Roses in a Bowl, 1883 The Met

Potted Pansies, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1883, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Potted Pansies, 1883 The Met

Still Life with Fruit, Henri Fantin-Latour, c. 1880 - c. 1890, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Still Life with Fruit, c. 1880 - c. 1890 Rijksmuseum

A Mexican Laundry, William Henry Holmes, 1895, watercolor

William Henry Holmes A Mexican Laundry, 1895 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Blossoming Tree in an Orchard, Geo Poggenbeek, c. 1873 - c. 1903

Geo Poggenbeek Blossoming Tree in an Orchard, c. 1873 - c. 1903 Rijksmuseum

Old Woman by the Fireplace, August Allebé, c. 1850 - c. 1875, oil on panel

August Allebé Old Woman by the Fireplace, c. 1850 - c. 1875 Rijksmuseum

Reapers Resting in a Wheat Field, John Singer Sargent, 1885, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Reapers Resting in a Wheat Field, 1885 The Met

Landscape with Stagecoach, Henry Boese, 1856, oil on canvas

Henry Boese Landscape with Stagecoach, 1856 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Sleigh Ride, Albany, NY, Thomas Van Zandt, 1860, oil on canvas

Thomas Van Zandt The Sleigh Ride, Albany, NY, 1860 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Jacob van Ruisdael Sketching a Watermill, Gerard Bilders, 1864, oil on canvas

Gerard Bilders Jacob van Ruisdael Sketching a Watermill, 1864 Rijksmuseum

Market Place, John Singer Sargent, 1890s, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Market Place, 1890s The Met

Water Carriers, Venice, Frank Duveneck, 1884, oil on canvas

Frank Duveneck Water Carriers, Venice, 1884 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, Jules Tavernier, 1878, oil on canvas

Jules Tavernier Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, 1878 The Met

Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker), Cecilia Beaux, 1898, oil on canvas

Cecilia Beaux Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker), 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol), Emanuel Leutze, 1861, oil on canvas

Emanuel Leutze Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol), 1861 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles, Paul Guigou, c. 1865, oil on wood panel

Paul Guigou Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles, c. 1865 Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a group of Native American men gathered closely together in a dance formation. They are positioned facing slightly towards the right, with their full bodies visible.

George Catlin Bear Dance - K'nisteneux, 1861 National Gallery of Art

The Princess of Orange Visiting the Work-shop of Bartholomeus van der Helst, Hendrik Jacobus Scholten, c. 1850 - c. 1870, oil on panel

Hendrik Jacobus Scholten The Princess of Orange Visiting the Work-shop of Bartholomeus van der Helst, c. 1850 - c. 1870 Rijksmuseum

Louis Jacques Veltman (1817-1907). Actor, Jozef Israëls, 1893, oil on canvas

Jozef Israëls Louis Jacques Veltman (1817-1907). Actor, 1893 Rijksmuseum

Alice Barney in Whites and Browns, Pierre Troubetzkoy, 1898, oil on canvas

Pierre Troubetzkoy Alice Barney in Whites and Browns, 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Brittany Landscape, H. Bolton Jones, 1877, oil on canvas

H. Bolton Jones Brittany Landscape, 1877 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portrait of Frank Hamilton Cushing, Thomas Hovenden, 1890, oil on canvas

Thomas Hovenden Portrait of Frank Hamilton Cushing, 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The image depicts a group of individuals engaged in a dance. They are in a tightly-knit, curved line, with dynamic poses suggestive of movement and rhythm.

George Catlin Dog Dance - Sioux, 1861 National Gallery of Art

The Goatherdess, Gerard Bilders, 1864, oil on canvas

Gerard Bilders The Goatherdess, 1864 Rijksmuseum

Shepherdess with a Flock of Sheep, Anton Mauve, c. 1870 - c. 1888, oil on canvas

Anton Mauve Shepherdess with a Flock of Sheep, c. 1870 - c. 1888 Rijksmuseum

Roses in a Vase, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1878, oil on fabric

Henri Fantin-Latour Roses in a Vase, 1878 Cleveland Museum of Art

Idle Hours, H. Siddons Mowbray, 1895, oil on canvas

H. Siddons Mowbray Idle Hours, 1895 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Man with Monocle, Alice Pike Barney, ca. 1887-1889, oil on canvas

Alice Pike Barney Man with Monocle, ca. 1887-1889 Smithsonian American Art Museum

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