18th-Century Paintings for a Guest Room

Here are 35 18th-century paintings for a guest room, painted between 1707 and 1795, with works by Francesco Guardi, Thomas Gainsborough and Canaletto; the subjects they return to most are landscapes, and cityscapes. A guest room needs a painting that everyone likes: broad landscapes, gardens, flowers, soft seascapes and pastoral scenes in neutral or warm palettes.

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The Garden of Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo, Francesco Guardi 24½ × 40 in landscape print (62 × 102 cm), centered 69½ in from the floor, 8 in above the headboard. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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35 18th-century paintings

The Garden of Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo, Francesco Guardi, Late 1770s, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi The Garden of Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo, Late 1770s Art Institute of Chicago

The Dutton Family in the Drawing Room of Sherborne Park, Gloucestershire, Johann Zoffany, c. 1772, oil on canvas

Johann Zoffany The Dutton Family in the Drawing Room of Sherborne Park, Gloucestershire, c. 1772 Cleveland Museum of Art

Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir, Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1782–1783, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir, c. 1782–1783 Cleveland Museum of Art

Wooded Upland Landscape, Thomas Gainsborough, probably 1783, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough Wooded Upland Landscape, probably 1783 The Met

A river winds through forest-green trees and vegetation between rolling hills and mountains extending into the deep distance under a pale, orchid-purple sky in this nearly square landscape painting.

Thomas Gainsborough Mountain Landscape with Bridge, c. 1783/1784 National Gallery of Art

The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge and the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Canaletto, 1707 - 1750, oil on canvas

Canaletto The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge and the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, 1707 - 1750 Rijksmuseum

Entrance to the Grand Canal near the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, Canaletto, 1730 - 1745, oil on canvas

Canaletto Entrance to the Grand Canal near the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, 1730 - 1745 Rijksmuseum

View of Pirna with the Fortress of Sonnenstein, Bernardo Bellotto, c. 1760, oil on canvas

Bernardo Bellotto View of Pirna with the Fortress of Sonnenstein, c. 1760 Art Institute of Chicago

The painting shows a cityscape with a large cylindrical reddish-brown fortress on the right. In the center, a wide river winds through the city, with people by the riverbank and more people walking along a winding road on the left.

Francesco Guardi Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, c. 1785 National Gallery of Art

Afternoon sunlight pours over a town crowded along the banks of a serene, glass-green river that runs through the middle of this horizontal painting. Several buildings cluster to our left on the riverbank close to us.

Bernardo Bellotto View of Munich, c. 1761 National Gallery of Art

Regatta on the Grand Canal, near the Rialto Bridge, Venice, Francesco Guardi, 1780 - 1793, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Regatta on the Grand Canal, near the Rialto Bridge, Venice, 1780 - 1793 Rijksmuseum

Landscape with a Quay and Ships on a Lake, Francesco Guardi, 1760 - 1780, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Landscape with a Quay and Ships on a Lake, 1760 - 1780 Rijksmuseum

Lagoon near Venice, Francesco Guardi, 1740 - 1800, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Lagoon near Venice, 1740 - 1800 Rijksmuseum

Landscape with Cattle Driver and Shepherd, Jacob van Strij, c. 1780 - c. 1785, oil on panel

Jacob van Strij Landscape with Cattle Driver and Shepherd, c. 1780 - c. 1785 Rijksmuseum

Italianate Landscape with Pines, Hendrik Voogd, 1795, oil on canvas

Hendrik Voogd Italianate Landscape with Pines, 1795 Rijksmuseum

Rear View of Berckenrode Castle in Heemstede after the Fire, Jan ten Compe, 1747, oil on panel

Jan ten Compe Rear View of Berckenrode Castle in Heemstede after the Fire, 1747 Rijksmuseum

The Garden and Coach House of 524 Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, Hendrik Keun, 1772, oil on panel

Hendrik Keun The Garden and Coach House of 524 Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, 1772 Rijksmuseum

View of Smyrna (Izmir), N. Knop, 1779, oil on canvas

N. Knop View of Smyrna (Izmir), 1779 Rijksmuseum

Large painting, woman in pink dress in front of classical sculpture, shrine.

Joshua Reynolds Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces, 1763–65 Art Institute of Chicago

Fantastic Landscape, Francesco Guardi, ca. 1765, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Fantastic Landscape, ca. 1765 The Met

Three Painted Wall Hangings of a Dutch landscape, Jurriaan Andriessen, 1776, oil on canvas

Jurriaan Andriessen Three Painted Wall Hangings of a Dutch landscape, 1776 Rijksmuseum

The Herepad in the Haagse Bos, Paulus Constantijn la Fargue, 1778, oil on panel

Paulus Constantijn la Fargue The Herepad in the Haagse Bos, 1778 Rijksmuseum

We look slightly down across a sun-drenched plaza with people scattered among ruins, buildings, and around a free-standing column in this vertical landscape painting. The people we can see have light skin.

Canaletto English Landscape Capriccio with a Column, c. 1754 National Gallery of Art

Sun pours across a landscape with trees and plants growing around and on an arched stone ruin, a bridge and river, and, in the distance, buildings along a flat-topped hill carpeted with grass in this vertical painting.

Canaletto English Landscape Capriccio with a Palace, c. 1754 National Gallery of Art

Mrs. Henry Hill (Anna Barrett), John Singleton Copley, c. 1765–70, pastel on paper mounted on linen

John Singleton Copley Mrs. Henry Hill (Anna Barrett), c. 1765–70 Art Institute of Chicago

The image is a portrait painting of a woman. She is seated with her body turned slightly to the right, while her head is facing forward towards the viewer. She has a gentle expression with slightly raised eyebrows.

Henry Raeburn Mrs. George Hill, c. 1790/1800 National Gallery of Art

An Amsterdam Canal House Garden, Cornelis Troost, c. 1740 - 1745, oil on canvas

Cornelis Troost An Amsterdam Canal House Garden, c. 1740 - 1745 Rijksmuseum

Still Life with Flowers on a Marble Tabletop, Rachel Ruysch, 1716, oil on canvas

Rachel Ruysch Still Life with Flowers on a Marble Tabletop, 1716 Rijksmuseum

Jurriaan Andriessen Three Painted Wall Hangings of a Dutch landscape, 1776 Rijksmuseum

From a rocky shoreline, we look on several light-skinned people working by the sea with a boat and a net in this freely painted, almost square seascape.

Thomas Gainsborough Seashore with Fishermen, c. 1781/1782 National Gallery of Art

Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers), Thomas Gainsborough, 1787, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers), 1787 The Met

Pirna: The Obertor from the South, Bernardo Bellotto, mid-1750s, oil on canvas

Bernardo Bellotto Pirna: The Obertor from the South, mid-1750s The Met

Mrs. Lewis Thomas Watson (Mary Elizabeth Milles, 1767–1818), Joshua Reynolds, 1789, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds Mrs. Lewis Thomas Watson (Mary Elizabeth Milles, 1767–1818), 1789 The Met

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