Late 19th-Century Paintings for the Hallway and Entryway

Here are 24 late 19th-century paintings for the hallway and entryway, painted between 1855 and 1898, with works by Jozef Israëls, John Singer Sargent and Henri Fantin-Latour; the subjects they return to most are portraits, and flowers. Paths, roads, gates and doorways make a natural welcome, and portraits and flowers hold up to being seen up close as you walk past.

All 697 paintings for the hallway and entryway

Every late 19th-century painting, for any room

Nocturne, John La Farge 16 × 20 in portrait print (41 × 51 cm), centered 49¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the console table. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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24 late 19th-century paintings

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

Arched Doorway, John Singer Sargent, 1895–1908 (?), watercolor and gouache on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Arched Doorway, 1895–1908 (?) The Met

Egyptian Woman, John Singer Sargent, 1890–91, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Egyptian Woman, 1890–91 The Met

Egyptian Woman with Earrings, John Singer Sargent, 1890–91, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Egyptian Woman with Earrings, 1890–91 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

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

Henri Fantin-Latour Roses and Lilies, 1888 The Met

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

Henri Fantin-Latour Flowers from Normandy, 1887 Rijksmuseum

Portrait of Johanna Maria Parvé, Wife of Hendrik André Cornelis Tierens, Bastiaan de Poorter, 1857, oil on canvas

Bastiaan de Poorter Portrait of Johanna Maria Parvé, Wife of Hendrik André Cornelis Tierens, 1857 Rijksmuseum

Portrait of William III, King of the Netherlands, Nicolaas Pieneman, 1856, oil on canvas

Nicolaas Pieneman Portrait of William III, King of the Netherlands, 1856 Rijksmuseum

'Old Isaac', Jozef Israëls, 1896, oil on canvas

Jozef Israëls 'Old Isaac', 1896 Rijksmuseum

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

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

Study of Sijtje van Bemmel (1880-1963), Jozef Israëls, 1896, oil on panel

Jozef Israëls Study of Sijtje van Bemmel (1880-1963), 1896 Rijksmuseum

Sientje Nijkerk-Servaas at the age of 90, 1857, Jozef Israëls, 1857, oil on canvas

Jozef Israëls Sientje Nijkerk-Servaas at the age of 90, 1857, 1857 Rijksmuseum

The Osjessluis near Kalverstraat in Amsterdam, Charles Rochussen, 1855, oil on panel

Charles Rochussen The Osjessluis near Kalverstraat in Amsterdam, 1855 Rijksmuseum

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

Martha, Alice Pike Barney, ca. 1890, oil on canvas

Alice Pike Barney Martha, ca. 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum

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

Woman with Red Hair, Albert Herter, 1894, oil on canvas

Albert Herter Woman with Red Hair, 1894 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Charles Downing Lay, Portrait of the Artist's Son, Oliver Ingraham Lay, ca. 1881-1883, oil on canvas

Oliver Ingraham Lay Charles Downing Lay, Portrait of the Artist's Son, ca. 1881-1883 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Helene, Carl Newman, 1896, oil on canvas

Carl Newman Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Helene, 1896 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

Winter Scene in New Haven, Connecticut, George Henry Durrie, ca. 1858, oil on canvas

George Henry Durrie Winter Scene in New Haven, Connecticut, ca. 1858 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Country Store, Edward Lamson Henry, 1885, oil on canvas

Edward Lamson Henry The Country Store, 1885 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Garden View, Brooklyn, Fidelia Bridges, ca. 1867, watercolor and gouache, with traces of graphite underdrawing, on tan hot-pressed wove paper

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