Early 19th-Century Paintings for the Staircase

Here are 56 early 19th-century paintings for the staircase, painted between 1800 and 1846, with works by Gilbert Stuart, Henry Raeburn and Thomas Lawrence; the subjects they return to most are portraits, and history. The stairwell is the one place where paintings should not hang level with each other.

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Isabella Wolff, Thomas Lawrence 16 × 20 in portrait print (41 × 51 cm), centered 58 in above the stair line. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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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

Painting of a dark-skinned man seated and wearing a red open-necked tunic. He looks up to the right. His wrists are shackled and a large chain rests at his right, running down the bench he sits upon.

John Philip Simpson The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge), 1827 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Man with Gray Hair, Henry Raeburn, 1810–20, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Portrait of a Man with Gray Hair, 1810–20 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Hugh Hope, Henry Raeburn, c. 1810, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Portrait of Hugh Hope, c. 1810 Cleveland Museum of Art

Albert Gallatin, Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1803, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Albert Gallatin, ca. 1803 The Met

David Sears, Jr., Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1815, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart David Sears, Jr., ca. 1815 The Met

Henry Rice, Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1815, oil on wood

Gilbert Stuart Henry Rice, ca. 1815 The Met

Mrs. Andrew Sigourney, Gilbert Stuart, Ca. 1820, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Mrs. Andrew Sigourney, Ca. 1820 The Met

Washington Allston, Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1819–20, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Washington Allston, ca. 1819–20 The Met

The Calmady Children (Emily, 1818–?1906, and Laura Anne, 1820–1894), Thomas Lawrence, 1823, oil on canvas

Thomas Lawrence The Calmady Children (Emily, 1818–?1906, and Laura Anne, 1820–1894), 1823 The Met

John Julius Angerstein (1736–1823), Thomas Lawrence, 1810, oil on canvas

Thomas Lawrence John Julius Angerstein (1736–1823), 1810 The Met

Lady Maria Conyngham (died 1843), Thomas Lawrence, ca. 1824–25, oil on canvas

Thomas Lawrence Lady Maria Conyngham (died 1843), ca. 1824–25 The Met

James Johnston of Straiton (died 1841), Henry Raeburn, 1800, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn James Johnston of Straiton (died 1841), 1800 The Met

Janet Law, Henry Raeburn, 1800, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Janet Law, 1800 The Met

William Forsyth (1749–1814), Henry Raeburn, ca. 1800, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn William Forsyth (1749–1814), ca. 1800 The Met

William Fraser of Reelig (1784–1835), Henry Raeburn, 1801, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn William Fraser of Reelig (1784–1835), 1801 The Met

This painting depicts the upper half of a woman's body. She is turned slightly to the left and faces us, with pale skin, soft, rosy cheeks, dark brown eyes, and a neutral expression.

Gilbert Stuart Ann Calvert Stuart Robinson (Mrs. William Robinson), c. 1804 National Gallery of Art

Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton (Mrs. William Thornton), Gilbert Stuart, 1804, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton (Mrs. William Thornton), 1804 National Gallery of Art

This painting is a portrait of a man from his chest up. He is positioned slightly angled to the left and looks directly at us.

Gilbert Stuart George Washington, c. 1803 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a light-skinned woman with deeply flushed cheeks sits in an armchair, looking at us from under raised and pointed eyebrows in this vertical portrait painting.

Gilbert Stuart Abigail Smith Adams (Mrs. John Adams), 1800/1815 National Gallery of Art

This painting features a woman from the waist up, her body angled slightly to the right, looking out at us. She has pale skin with rosy cheeks, blue eyes, arched gray eyebrows, and pink lips that are slightly upturned.

Gilbert Stuart Henrietta Marchant Liston (Mrs. Robert Liston), 1800 National Gallery of Art

Miss Davidson Reid, Henry Raeburn, c. 1800/1806, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Miss Davidson Reid, c. 1800/1806 National Gallery of Art

This painting is a portrait of a seated woman looking off to the left with a composed expression. She has light skin with rosy cheeks, brown eyes, and slightly upturned pink lips.

Gilbert Stuart Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (Mrs. Lawrence Lewis), 1804 National Gallery of Art

Willem Ferdinand Mogge Muilman, President of the Bank of the Netherlands, Thomas Lawrence, 1800, oil on canvas

Thomas Lawrence Willem Ferdinand Mogge Muilman, President of the Bank of the Netherlands, 1800 Rijksmuseum

Portrait of a Lady, Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1820-1825, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Portrait of a Lady, ca. 1820-1825 Smithsonian American Art Museum

John Adams, Gilbert Stuart, 1826, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart John Adams, 1826 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Countess, Emanuel Leutze, 1838, oil on canvas

Emanuel Leutze The Countess, 1838 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The image is a portrait showing the upper body of a woman seated next to a wooden table. She is positioned facing slightly to the right, with her arm resting on the table and holding a small pink rose in her left hand.

Charles Peale Polk Hannah Lemmon Corcoran (Mrs. Thomas Corcoran), c. 1802/1810 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a seated woman from the waist up. She has her right elbow resting on one arm of the red chair that she sits in, with her head leaning on her hand. Her left hand is holding white fabric in her lap.

Ezra Ames Maria Gansevoort Melvill (Mrs. Allan Melvill), c. 1815 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Willem Bilderdijk, Charles Howard Hodges, 1810, oil on canvas

Charles Howard Hodges Portrait of Willem Bilderdijk, 1810 Rijksmuseum

Portrait of a Woman, Willem Uppink, 1833, oil on panel

Willem Uppink Portrait of a Woman, 1833 Rijksmuseum

Catharina Annette Fraser (1815-92), Jan Adam Kruseman, 1834, oil on canvas

Jan Adam Kruseman Catharina Annette Fraser (1815-92), 1834 Rijksmuseum

Mrs Brak-Haskenhoff, Cornelis Kruseman, 1818, oil on canvas

Cornelis Kruseman Mrs Brak-Haskenhoff, 1818 Rijksmuseum

Portrait of Jonkheer Jan Willem Janssens, Governor of the Cape Colony and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Jan Willem Pieneman, 1815 - 1838, oil on canvas

Jan Willem Pieneman Portrait of Jonkheer Jan Willem Janssens, Governor of the Cape Colony and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1815 - 1838 Rijksmuseum

Jacob de Vos Sr (1735-1833), Amsterdam Art Collector, Wybrand Hendriks, 1811, oil on panel

Wybrand Hendriks Jacob de Vos Sr (1735-1833), Amsterdam Art Collector, 1811 Rijksmuseum

Portrait of a Man, perhaps Petrus Augustus de Genestet (1829-1861), Nicolaas Pieneman, 1830 - 1860, oil on panel

Nicolaas Pieneman Portrait of a Man, perhaps Petrus Augustus de Genestet (1829-1861), 1830 - 1860 Rijksmuseum

Portrait of a Woman, Jacob Eichholtz, ca. 1809, oil on wood

Jacob Eichholtz Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1809 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Goldfish Bowl (Mrs. Richard Cary Morse and Family), Samuel F. B. Morse, ca. 1835, oil on wood

Samuel F. B. Morse The Goldfish Bowl (Mrs. Richard Cary Morse and Family), ca. 1835 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Samuel Hall Gregory, Alvan Clark, 1836-1844, watercolor on paperboard

Alvan Clark Samuel Hall Gregory, 1836-1844 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Jane Evans Tevis, Jacob Eichholtz, 1827, oil on canvas

Jacob Eichholtz Jane Evans Tevis, 1827 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portrait of Charlotte and Sarah Carteret-Hardy, Thomas Lawrence, 1801, oil on canvas

Thomas Lawrence Portrait of Charlotte and Sarah Carteret-Hardy, 1801 Cleveland Museum of Art

James Monroe, Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1820–22, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart James Monroe, ca. 1820–22 The Met

John Gray (1731–1811) of Newholm, Henry Raeburn, 1800, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn John Gray (1731–1811) of Newholm, 1800 The Met

Lady Maitland (Catherine Connor, died 1865), Henry Raeburn, 1800, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Lady Maitland (Catherine Connor, died 1865), 1800 The Met

William Robertson (1753–1835), Lord Robertson, Henry Raeburn, 1805, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn William Robertson (1753–1835), Lord Robertson, 1805 The Met

Portrait of a Woman and a Man, Jan Willem Pieneman, 1829, oil on canvas

Jan Willem Pieneman Portrait of a Woman and a Man, 1829 Rijksmuseum

Dieuwke Fontein (1800-79), Second Wife (Married 1834) of Adriaan van der Hoop, Jan Adam Kruseman, 1844, oil on canvas

Jan Adam Kruseman Dieuwke Fontein (1800-79), Second Wife (Married 1834) of Adriaan van der Hoop, 1844 Rijksmuseum

Portrait of Hendrik Merkus, Baron de Kock, Army Commandant and after 1826 Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Cornelis Kruseman, 1826 - 1857, oil on canvas

Cornelis Kruseman Portrait of Hendrik Merkus, Baron de Kock, Army Commandant and after 1826 Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1826 - 1857 Rijksmuseum

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