18th-Century Paintings: Famous Works to Print and Hang, page 3

Sketch for The Copley Family, John Singleton Copley, 1776, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Sketch for The Copley Family, 1776 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts the upper half of a seated young woman who is facing forward. She has fair skin, pale eyebrows, gray eyes, and thin lips in a neutral expression. The right side of her face is partially in shadow.

Joshua Reynolds Miss Beatrix Lister, 1765 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a stately building complex from an elevated point. The buildings are large, with white, ivy-covered walls and dark, peaked roofs.

Bernardo Bellotto The Fortress of Königstein: Courtyard with the Magdalenenburg, 1756-1758 National Gallery of Art

Ruined Archway, Francesco Guardi, 1775–93, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Ruined Archway, 1775–93 Art Institute of Chicago

Joseph Sherburne, John Singleton Copley, ca. 1767–70, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Joseph Sherburne, ca. 1767–70 The Met

Midshipman Augustus Brine, John Singleton Copley, 1782, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Midshipman Augustus Brine, 1782 The Met

Mrs. Jerathmael Bowers, John Singleton Copley, ca. 1763, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Mrs. Jerathmael Bowers, ca. 1763 The Met

Mrs. Sylvanus Bourne, John Singleton Copley, 1766, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Mrs. Sylvanus Bourne, 1766 The Met

Richard Dana, John Singleton Copley, ca. 1770, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Richard Dana, ca. 1770 The Met

Mrs. Samuel Mifflin and Her Granddaughter Rebecca Mifflin Francis, Charles Willson Peale, 1777–80, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale Mrs. Samuel Mifflin and Her Granddaughter Rebecca Mifflin Francis, 1777–80 The Met

Samuel Mifflin, Charles Willson Peale, 1777–80, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale Samuel Mifflin, 1777–80 The Met

Thomas Willing, Charles Willson Peale, 1782, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale Thomas Willing, 1782 The Met

Horatio Gates, Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1793–94, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Horatio Gates, ca. 1793–94 The Met

Josef de Jaudenes y Nebot, Gilbert Stuart, 1794, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Josef de Jaudenes y Nebot, 1794 The Met

Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles, Gilbert Stuart, 1798, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles, 1798 The Met

Matilda Stoughton de Jaudenes, Gilbert Stuart, 1794, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Matilda Stoughton de Jaudenes, 1794 The Met

Mrs. Richard Alexander Oswald (Louisa Johnston, ?born about 1760, died 1797), Henry Raeburn, ca. 1794, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Mrs. Richard Alexander Oswald (Louisa Johnston, ?born about 1760, died 1797), ca. 1794 The Met

Anne Dashwood (1743–1830), Later Countess of Galloway, Joshua Reynolds, 1764, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds Anne Dashwood (1743–1830), Later Countess of Galloway, 1764 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

John Barker (1707–1787), Joshua Reynolds, 1786, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds John Barker (1707–1787), 1786 The Met

Lady Smith (Charlotte Delaval) and Her Children (George Henry, Louisa, and Charlotte), Joshua Reynolds, 1787, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds Lady Smith (Charlotte Delaval) and Her Children (George Henry, Louisa, and Charlotte), 1787 The Met

Mrs. Robert Blencowe, Thomas Lawrence, c. 1792, oil on canvas

Thomas Lawrence Mrs. Robert Blencowe, c. 1792 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a woman wearing a shimmering teal-blue gown and holding a garland of flowers stands in front of columns and a landscape in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singleton Copley Anne Fairchild Bowler (Mrs. Metcalf Bowler), c. 1763 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman looking off to the left from her seat on a divan wears a carnation-pink gown and a fur-lined cloak in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singleton Copley Abigail Smith Babcock (Mrs. Adam Babcock), c. 1774 National Gallery of Art

In the distance, a fortress sits on a rocky plateau below a sky filled with lightly rolling white and gray clouds in this horizontal landscape painting.

Bernardo Bellotto The Fortress of Königstein, 1756-1758 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a grand building with elaborate arches, columns, statues, and staircases, in front of which is a courtyard filled with people facing away from us.

Francesco Guardi Temporary Tribune in the Campo San Zanipolo, Venice, 1782 or after National Gallery of Art

Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke, Joshua Reynolds, c. 1761, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke, c. 1761 Cleveland Museum of Art

George Washington, Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1779–81, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale George Washington, ca. 1779–81 The Met

Captain John Gell, Gilbert Stuart, 1785, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Captain John Gell, 1785 The Met

George Capel, Viscount Malden (1757–1839), and Lady Elizabeth Capel (1755–1834), Joshua Reynolds, 1768, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds George Capel, Viscount Malden (1757–1839), and Lady Elizabeth Capel (1755–1834), 1768 The Met

A man with pale skin, wearing a black suit and hat, glides toward us on ice skates in this vertical portrait painting. The man’s body faces us but he turns his head to our right as he looks slightly down and off into the distance.

Gilbert Stuart The Skater (Portrait of William Grant), 1782 National Gallery of Art

Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, 1782 and Pontifical Ceremony in Saints Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782 (pair), Francesco Guardi, c. 1783, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, 1782 and Pontifical Ceremony in Saints Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782 (pair), c. 1783 Cleveland Museum of Art

Capriccio: The Lagoon, Francesco Guardi, After 1770, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Capriccio: The Lagoon, After 1770 Art Institute of Chicago

John Johnstone, Betty Johnstone, and Miss Wedderburn, Henry Raeburn, c. 1790/1795, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn John Johnstone, Betty Johnstone, and Miss Wedderburn, c. 1790/1795 National Gallery of Art

Thomas (1740–1825) and Martha Neate (1741–after 1795) with His Tutor, Thomas Needham, Joshua Reynolds, 1748, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds Thomas (1740–1825) and Martha Neate (1741–after 1795) with His Tutor, Thomas Needham, 1748 The Met

The Honorable Henry Fane (1739–1802) with Inigo Jones and Charles Blair, Joshua Reynolds, 1761–66, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds The Honorable Henry Fane (1739–1802) with Inigo Jones and Charles Blair, 1761–66 The Met

The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox, William Hogarth, 1729, oil on canvas

William Hogarth The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox, 1729 The Met

Shown from the knees up, an older man sits in a rustic wooden chair and holds up a pocket watch for a young child who stands at his knees in this vertical portrait painting. They both have pale, peachy skin with flushed cheeks.

Henry Raeburn John Tait and His Grandson, c. 1793, with additions c. 1800 National Gallery of Art

We look onto the side of a rowboat crowded with nine men trying to save a pale, nude young man who flails in the water in front of us as a shark approaches, mouth agape, from our right in this horizontal painting.

John Singleton Copley Watson and the Shark, 1778 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a light-skinned man and woman are seated side-by-side on grassy rise in a landscape in this horizontal portrait painting.

Charles Willson Peale Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming, 1788 National Gallery of Art

An elegantly dressed young woman, a little boy, girl, and a dog are gathered on a veranda in front of a sun-dappled landscape in this vertical portrait painting. All three people have pale skin with rosy cheeks.

Joshua Reynolds Lady Elizabeth Delmé and Her Children, 1777-1779 National Gallery of Art

A group of three adults and four children are gathered on and around a couch in an interior space that opens out to a distant hilly landscape in this horizontal portrait painting.

John Singleton Copley The Copley Family, 1776/1777 National Gallery of Art

A young girl with dark hair and pale skin, wearing a long white dress, kneels on the ground in a hilly, tree-lined landscape in this vertical portrait painting.

Joshua Reynolds Lady Caroline Howard, 1778 National Gallery of Art

A Boy with a Cat—Morning, Thomas Gainsborough, 1787, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough A Boy with a Cat—Morning, 1787 The Met

The Virgin of Guadalupe with the Four Apparitions, Nicolás Enríquez, 1773, oil on copper

Nicolás Enríquez The Virgin of Guadalupe with the Four Apparitions, 1773 The Met

Our Lady of Valvanera, Unknown artist, ca. 1770–80, oil and gold on canvas

Unknown artist Our Lady of Valvanera, ca. 1770–80 The Met

Nun’s Badge with the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, Nicolás Rodríguez Juárez, ca. 1710, oil and gold on copper; tortoiseshell and silver frame

Nicolás Rodríguez Juárez Nun’s Badge with the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, ca. 1710 The Met

John, 4th Earl of Darnley, Thomas Gainsborough, 1785, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough John, 4th Earl of Darnley, 1785 National Gallery of Art

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