Early 19th-Century Paintings for a Guest Room

Here are 38 early 19th-century paintings for a guest room, painted between 1800 and 1849, with works by George Catlin, Jacob van Strij and Pieter Gerardus van Os; the subjects they return to most are landscapes, and animals. 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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Isabella Wolff, Thomas Lawrence 16 × 20 in portrait print (41 × 51 cm), centered 67¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the headboard. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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38 early 19th-century paintings

A light-skinned woman in a long, shiny white dress sits at a desk reading a book. The book is propped on a large red pillow. Her head is propped in her hand.

Thomas Lawrence Isabella Wolff, 1803–15 Art Institute of Chicago

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 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

The painting depicts an equestrian scene with people and horses in a green landscape. There are several people on horseback, and others standing by horses. Some people are also sitting in horse-drawn carriages.

John Ferneley Heaton Park Races, 1829 National Gallery of Art

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

Abraham Teerlink The Waterfall at Tivoli, 1824 Rijksmuseum

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

Hendrik Voogd Italian Landscape with Umbrella Pines, 1807 Rijksmuseum

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

Pieter Gerardus van Os Landscape with Cattle, 1816 Rijksmuseum

Hilly Landscape with Shepherd, Drover and Cattle, Pieter Gerardus van Os, 1815 - 1839, oil on canvas

Pieter Gerardus van Os Hilly Landscape with Shepherd, Drover and Cattle, 1815 - 1839 Rijksmuseum

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

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

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 Coffee Plantation Marienbosch in Surinam, Willem de Klerk, 1829 - 1876

Willem de Klerk View of the Coffee Plantation Marienbosch in Surinam, 1829 - 1876 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

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

Barend Cornelis Koekkoek Forest Scene, 1848 Rijksmuseum

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

Wijnand Nuijen River Landscape with Ruin, 1835 Rijksmuseum

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

Jan Willem Pieneman Arcadian Landscape, 1813 Rijksmuseum

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

Jan van Ravenswaay Meadow with Animals, 1820 - 1837 Rijksmuseum

Park in the Vicinity of Paris, Charles Rochussen, 1848, oil on panel

Charles Rochussen Park in the Vicinity of Paris, 1848 Rijksmuseum

Landscape with Cows near a Ruin, Jacob van Strij, 1800 - 1815, oil on panel

Jacob van Strij Landscape with Cows near a Ruin, 1800 - 1815 Rijksmuseum

Meadow Landscape with Animals, Jacob van Strij, 1800 - 1815, oil on panel

Jacob van Strij Meadow Landscape with Animals, 1800 - 1815 Rijksmuseum

Landscape with Peasants with their Cattle and Anglers on the Water, Jacob van Strij, 1800 - 1810, oil on panel

Jacob van Strij Landscape with Peasants with their Cattle and Anglers on the Water, 1800 - 1810 Rijksmuseum

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

Charles Rochussen Return from the Hunt, c. 1845 Rijksmuseum

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

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

Sea View of Cape Poge Lighthouse, Charles Hubbard, ca. 1840-1849, oil on wood

Charles Hubbard Sea View of Cape Poge Lighthouse, ca. 1840-1849 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Winter Scene on the Ice with Wood Gatherers, Andreas Schelfhout, 1849, oil on panel

Andreas Schelfhout Winter Scene on the Ice with Wood Gatherers, 1849 Rijksmuseum

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

Kasparus Karsen Rhine Fantasy, 1840 - 1870 Rijksmuseum

Landscape, John Varley, Sr., English, 1835, watercolor

John Varley, Sr., English Landscape, 1835 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Raampoortje in Amsterdam, Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk, 1809, oil on canvas

Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk The Raampoortje in Amsterdam, 1809 Rijksmuseum

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

Hendrikus van de Sande Bakhuyzen Gelder Landscape, 1818 Rijksmuseum

Bird Nesting, Emanuel Leutze, 1837, oil on canvas

Emanuel Leutze Bird Nesting, 1837 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Still Life with Flowers, Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os, 1820 - 1861, oil on panel

Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os Still Life with Flowers, 1820 - 1861 Rijksmuseum

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

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

The image shows a riverside scene with various activities. The horizon has green hills with trees. Villagers and tipis are on both sides of the riverbanks. Canoes filled with people are on the water, some docked near the sandy shore.

George Catlin La Salle and Party Arrive at the Village of the Illinois. January 1, 1680, 1847/1848 National Gallery of Art

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

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 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

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

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

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