19th Century Paintings

Browse free public domain 19th century artworks, paintings, illustrations, and museum pieces.

A painting of Madame Monet embroidering, showcasing Impressionist techniques.

Madame Monet Embroidering (Camille au métier)

Claude Monet

A depiction of an old rag woman, showcasing Whistler's attention to detail.

The Old Rag Woman, No. 10

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Three women draped in pale garments recline on a divan, surrounded by patterned cushions and screens.

Dreamers

Albert Joseph Moore

A young nude model reading in a serene setting.

The Little Nude Model Reading

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

A beautiful portrait of a young Neapolitan girl by Hugues Merle.

The Neapolitan Girl

Hugues Merle

A young Romani mother seated on the ground, holding her infant with a determined gaze.

Young gypsy mother

Gustave Doré

A vibrant Impressionist painting depicting the bustling port of Amsterdam with ships and dynamic skies.

The port of Amsterdam

Claude Monet

Édouard Manet's 'The Races' captures a lively scene of horse racing.

The Races (Les Courses)

Édouard Manet

A vibrant depiction of Place du Havre in Paris by Camille Pissarro.

The Place du Havre, Paris

Camille Pissarro

A painting titled 'The Prayer' by Rudolf Ernst depicting a serene religious scene.

The prayer

Rudolf Ernst

An illustration for Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' by Édouard Manet.

Illustration for The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet

The Spy by Vasily Vereshchagin captures a moment of tension and intrigue.

The Spy

Vasily Vereshchagin

A dramatic depiction of a shipwreck amidst turbulent waves and stormy skies.

The Shipwreck

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A singer in a vibrant green dress performs on stage, captured in a moment of intense concentration.

The Singer in Green

Edgar Degas

A dense crowd with a guitarist at the front, surrounded by figures in shawls and coats, set against a rocky, shadowed landscape.

A Pilgrimage to San Isidro

Francisco de Goya

Fishing smacks drift in calm waters under a pale blue sky, their sails catching the evening light.

Fishing smacks lying offshore in the evening air

Abraham Hulk

A woman in a white dress holds a black lace parasol over her shoulder while standing in a sunlit forest glade.

Lise with a Parasol

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A painting depicting the struggles of fishermen at sea.

The Toilers Of The Sea

Édouard Manet

A nude woman reclines on a bed with white sheets, wearing a black choker and orchid in her hair, while a maid in pink offers flowers and a black cat stands at the bed's foot.

Olympia

Édouard Manet

Ambassadeurs. Aristide Bruant dans son cabaret

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A painting depicting two bathers in a serene natural setting.

The Two Bathers

Camille Pissarro

A scene depicting Gustave Courbet in his studio, surrounded by various figures, including a nude model and a boy.

The Painter's Studio

Gustave Courbet

A portrait by Odilon Redon showcasing his unique Symbolist style.

Ari

Odilon Redon

A portrait of a woman holding an umbrella, showcasing the delicate details of her attire.

Adèle À L’Ombrelle

Marie-François Firmin-Girard

A portrait of a woman holding a parasol in a serene outdoor setting.

Élégante à l’ombrelle

Marie-François Firmin-Girard

A portrait of Fernand Viola with a direct gaze, showcasing soft light and a restrained color palette.

The painter Fernand Viola

Adolphe Monticelli

A chaotic scene of soldiers slumped and dozing amidst bottles and tankards, reflecting indulgence and vulnerability.

Capture of Fort Casimir from the Dutch

Albertus Del Orient Browere

A captivating portrait of a violin player by Whistler.

The Violin Player

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

A depiction of water carriers in a rural setting.

The Water Carriers

Daniel Ridgway Knight

A young boy sweeping in a realistic depiction by Eastman Johnson.

The Young Sweep

Eastman Johnson

A dark path leads to a silhouetted cart on the horizon beneath a star-filled sky with two meteors, flanked by trees and shadowy grass.

Starry Night

Jean-François Millet

A stormy mountain landscape with swirling clouds, a shaft of light illuminating rugged terrain, and figures including one draped in red among rocks.

Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A young woman in a white dress with blue bows stands on a wooden swing, facing a man in a blue jacket and straw hat, with other figures and trees in a sunlit garden.

The Swing

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Two nude women sit side by side on a white cloth at the water’s edge in a sunlit wooded landscape, one leaning back with her left arm raised.

The Great Bathers

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A group of exhausted men, women, and children sit and lie in the foreground while a mounted soldier in a pink turban raises his sword above a cowering nude figure beneath his horse.

The Massacre at Chios

Eugène Delacroix

A panoramic view from Greenwich Park showing deer in the foreground, classical buildings with domes, the River Thames, and London’s skyline under a cloudy sky.

London from Greenwich Park

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A young man with a pointed beard and mustache wears a blue jacket with orange buttons against a vibrant green and yellow patterned background.

Portrait of Doctor Felix Rey

Vincent van Gogh

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Mademoiselle Nys' captures the essence of a Parisian woman.

Mademoiselle Nys

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A floating wooden island crowded with men and women, two empty rowboats in the foreground, and a covered structure over the water on the right.

La Grenouillère

Claude Monet

Whistler's 'Tilbury' captures a serene marine scene with soft colors.

Tilbury

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

A tall pine tree stands near the center beside a winding river crossed by an arched stone bridge, with ruins, hills, and a distant fortress under a glowing sky.

Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage - Italy

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A detailed painting by Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret depicting a religious scene.

Madone À La Treille

Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret

A sunlit view of Rome's ruins with three tall columns, grazing goats, a dark dog, and a group of people near a shelter in the foreground.

Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A Venetian canal crowded with gondolas and boats in front of pale stone buildings, including a domed church and campanile under a blue sky.

Venice – The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A crowded scene of soldiers and peasants in a wooded clearing with a central mounted commander holding his hat aloft, surrounded by banners and wounded figures.

Battle of Raclawice

Jan Matejko

A painting by Francisco de Goya depicting a dog in a dramatic scene.

Tragala perro. (Swallow it, dog.)

Francisco de Goya

A young woman in a pale pink ruffled gown with gloved hands crossed at her waist stands against a shadowy background with decorative patterns and drapery.

Portrait of Jeanna Samary

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Sailboats with white sails on a blue-green bay and a crowd of well-dressed men and women gathered on a pebbled shore under a partly cloudy sky.

Regatta at Sainte-Adresse

Claude Monet

Two women sit on the sand, one in a pale pink dress cross-legged and the other in a red patterned pareu with legs bent to the side, against a background of green and dark blue bands.

Tahitian Women on the Beach

Paul Gauguin

A depiction of a weary gleaner in a rural setting.

The Tired Gleaner

Jules Breton

A young woman with auburn hair in a dark garment adorned with gold embroidery, seated against a background of yellow flowers.

Bocca Baciata

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Portrait of the Duke of Wellington

Francisco de Goya

A painting depicting two men on a rocky shore, showcasing a realistic marine scene.

Two Men on a Rocky Shore

Jean-François Millet

Three dancers in yellow tutus cluster at the right edge of the stage, adjusting their costumes and hair under soft stage lighting.

Yellow Dancers (In the Wings)

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

A large group of men, women, and children husk corn outdoors in a field surrounded by piles of corn husks, haystacks, chickens, and autumn trees under an overcast sky.

Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket

Eastman Johnson

A painting depicting two lawyers engaged in conversation.

Two Lawyers

Honoré Daumier

A woman in a deep blue gown sits slightly left of center in a lush garden with a lattice fence and abundant greenery painted in loose, energetic strokes.

Woman in a Garden

Berthe Morisot

Two young women on a sunlit terrace winding wool, one seated holding a skein and the other standing winding it into a ball.

Winding the skein

Frederic Leighton

Camille Pissarro's painting captures a quaint street in Rouen.

Une ruelle à Rouen (rue des Arpents)

Camille Pissarro

A luminous figure in white descends stairs surrounded by a dense crowd, soldiers in armor, a man lifting a wooden cross, and mourners beneath grand classical architecture.

Christ Leaving the Court

Gustave Doré

A young girl in a white dress holds a wooden hoop while a woman braids her hair, with other women and children in sunlit Luxembourg Gardens and the palace behind.

The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris

Albert Edelfelt

A young Roman monk in contemplation, seated in a sparse cell with a crucifix.

Un penseur, jeune moine romain

Alexandre Cabanel

This painting depicts a Moorish bath scene with intricate details and vibrant colors.

Un bain maure, ébauche

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Mary Magdalene

Frederick Sandys

Paul Gauguin's 'Vahine no te miti' depicts a woman by the sea in vibrant colors.

Vahine no te miti (Femme a la mer)

Paul Gauguin

A captivating portrait of a veiled Circassian beauty by Jean-Léon Gérôme.

Veiled Circassian Beauty

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'At the Circus; The Spanish Walk' captures the lively atmosphere of a circus performance.

At the Circus; The Spanish Walk (Au Cirque; Le Pas espagnol)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A painting depicting a partisan figure in a dramatic historical setting.

Voluntary Partisan

Horace Vernet

Odilon Redon's 'Volupte, Fantome Elastique!' explores themes of pleasure and the ephemeral.

Volupte, Fantome Elastique! (Pleasure, elastic phantom!)

Odilon Redon

A woman strolls along a sunlit path bordered by wildflowers in Monet's 'Walk near Argenteuil'.

Walk near Argenteuil

Claude Monet

A depiction of everyday life by Honoré Daumier.

What the bourgeois agreed to call a little distraction

Honoré Daumier

Portrait of Félix Fénéon (Opus 217)

Paul Signac

A depiction of dyers washing and drying cloth near Whalley Bridge and the ruins of an abbey in Lancashire.

Whalley Bridge And Abbey, Lancashire: Dyers Washing And Drying Cloth

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A woman gazes out from a window, captured in a moment of contemplation.

Woman at a Window (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

A painting by Honoré Daumier depicting the experience of having one's portrait exhibited at the Salon.

When One’s Portrait is Exhibited at the Salon

Honoré Daumier

Goya's painting explores themes of determination and aspiration.

Where There’s a Will There’s a Way [A Way of Flying] (Donde Hay Ganas Hay Maña [Modo de Volar])

Francisco de Goya

Portrait of William Gwynn by Thomas Sully.

William Gwynn

Thomas Sully

Portrait of William Henry Vanderbilt by Eastman Johnson.

William Henry Vanderbilt

Eastman Johnson

A woman is depicted carding wool in a rural setting.

Woman Carding Wool

Jean-François Millet

A woman leisurely sits in a park, surrounded by lush greenery.

Woman in a Park

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Wniebowzięcie Najświętszej Marii Panny by Jan Matejko depicts the Assumption of the Virgin Mary surrounded by angels.

Wniebowzięcie Najświętszej Marii Panny

Jan Matejko

A woman stands on a balcony, gazing into the distance, dressed in traditional attire.

Woman at a Balcony

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Woman of Constantinople by Jean-Léon Gérôme depicts a woman in traditional attire.

Woman of Constantinople

Jean-Léon Gérôme

A portrait of a woman wearing a striking red hat by Renoir.

Woman’s Head with Red Hat

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A young woman reclines on a divan with a parrot perched on her hand, gazing towards the viewer.

Woman with a Parrot

Eugène Delacroix

A woman with a parasol stands protectively beside a small child on a sunlit hillside.

Woman with a Parasol and Small Child on a Sunlit Hillside

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Charles Le Brun

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

A depiction of women and children gathered near a cross, showcasing Goya's unique style.

Women and children near a cross

Francisco de Goya

A woman sweeping the floor, captured in soft light, showcasing the dignity of everyday labor.

Woman Sweeping with a Broom

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A portrait of a woman holding an iris flower.

Woman with Iris

William Bouguereau