19th Century Paintings

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

A portrait of a woman by Henri Gervex.

Damenportrait

Henri Gervex

A portrait of Clara Bruckmann Böcklin, daughter of the artist, with dark eyes and a gentle expression, set against a muted background.

Böcklin Bildnis Clara Bruckmann Böcklin, der ältesten Tochter des Künstlers, 1876

Arnold Böcklin

A woman reading in a serene forest setting.

Woman Reading in a Forest

Gyula Benczúr

A woman in a deep red gown stands at a rocky precipice, illuminated by light, with a distant sunlit valley beyond.

The Honeymoon

Arnold Böcklin

A glowing window in the dusk, autumn trees, a figure in a red robe by a pool reflecting the scene.

The Homecoming

Arnold Böcklin

A man and woman stand together, surrounded by autumn leaves, with the woman holding a book and leaning into the man.

The Artist and his Wife

Arnold Böcklin

Henri Rivière's 'Le Petit bois ou Le -Bouquet de frênes' features a delicate arrangement of ash trees.

Le Petit bois ou Le -Bouquet de frênes

Henri Rivière

A pale figure glows in a dense forest, drawing attention from a traveler in red at a shadowed path.

Will-o'-the-Wisp

Arnold Böcklin

An infant gazes solemnly, with soft light illuminating their cheeks and blue eyes, set against a muted background.

Federigo

Arnold Böcklin

A snow-laden pine tree stands in a winter landscape with a turbulent river and a blurred frozen forest in the background.

Imatra in wintertime

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A figure lies in a coffin, covered with a white shroud, surrounded by palm fronds and lilies, evoking a sense of calm and reflection.

Lauri Kivekäs Lying in His Coffin

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A portrait of a man with a thoughtful gaze, dressed in a brown jacket and red tie, set against a softly blurred background.

Portrait of Augusto Fratelli

Arnold Böcklin

A landscape painting by Camille Pissarro depicting the heights of Hautil near Rouen.

La route de Rouen, les hauteurs de l’Hautil, Pontoise

Camille Pissarro

A serene domestic scene depicting a man reading a newspaper while a child plays.

Barnet leger, mens far læser avis

Julius Paulsen

Honoré Daumier's 'Baroche' captures a moment in a bustling scene.

Baroche

Honoré Daumier

A portrait of a baroness by Honoré Daumier showcasing social dynamics.

Baroness, it is my honor!…

Honoré Daumier

Two figures representing Worry and Poverty emerge from darkness, their contrasting gestures and expressions highlighted against a black background.

Armut und Sorge 958 Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe

Arnold Böcklin

The Gleaners by Camille Pissarro depicts rural workers gathering crops.

The Gleaners

Camille Pissarro

A mother gazes protectively at her child, illuminated by light coming through an open window, surrounded by rich colors and textures.

Mother and child

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A portrait of a veteran by Marie-François Firmin-Girard.

The Veteran

Marie-François Firmin-Girard

A chaotic scene of centaurs battling, their muscular bodies intertwined against a stormy sky.

Battle of the Centaurs

Arnold Böcklin

A serene landscape featuring grazing sheep, wooden fences, and a distant cluster of houses under a blue sky.

Landscape with Sheep

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A man in a dark suit leans against a stone ledge, gazing thoughtfully into the distance, holding a rolled sheet of music.

Böcklin Der Kammersänger Karl Wallenreiter, um 1861, A I 691

Arnold Böcklin

A detailed depiction of the Palace of the Golitsyn Princerly Family by Jan Ciągliński.

Palace of the Golitsyn Princerly Family

Jan Ciągliński

The old ferryman Charon stands with an oar, surrounded by ghostly passengers on a riverbank.

Charon 1876, MGS 001

Arnold Böcklin

A close-up of Edvard Munch's face, illuminated by golden light and shadow, with a contemplative expression.

Portrait of Edvard Munch

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A young girl gazes directly at the viewer, framed by birch trees, with light grazing her features.

A Study of a Girl

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

An old wooden house with rough-hewn logs and weathered planks, surrounded by grass under soft light.

The house of rune singer Pahkomi at Akonlahti

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A masked woman sits beside a man in evening dress in a café, illuminated by warm lamp light.

In a Café in Paris

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A dramatic sky filled with heavy clouds above a serene lake landscape with a hint of land and scattered rooftops.

Rain Clouds over a Lake Landscape

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Three figures in flowing garments emerge from the woods, focused on a wild animal, with dogs alert at their feet.

Diana's Hunt

Arnold Böcklin

A mythic scene featuring Ceres and Bacchus above a sideboard, with a cornucopia spilling fruit and a starry sky.

sideboard

Arnold Böcklin

A grandmother serves soup to a child in a warm kitchen, depicting familial care.

Eine warme Mahlzeit

Felix Schlesinger

A depiction of a poet's journey through vivid landscapes.

Impressions de voyage d’un grand poète

Honoré Daumier

A poised woman in a dark dress with her hands folded, surrounded by books and plants in a softly lit interior.

Portrait of Mary Slöör, the artist's fiancée

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A boy slouched against a barn door, illuminated by sunlight, surrounded by rural life elements.

In the Sunshine

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A man with a heavy beard stands in a factory, illuminated by light, with machinery in the background.

Portrait of Gustaf Adolf Serlachius

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A haunting figure presides over a river filled with indistinct, writhing bodies, evoking themes of mortality and fate.

River of the Dead

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A serene scene depicting empty boats on a shore with scattered stones and a low horizon.

Boats on the Shore

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A woman cooking fish in a rustic kitchen, her gaze focused while shadows play across her face and surroundings.

Woman Cooking Whitefish ; Woman grilling fish

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A blue-cloaked figure arches backward in grief, cradling Christ's limp body, surrounded by mourners in a twilight setting.

Weeping at the Cross

Arnold Böcklin

A mask-like face painted in blue with reddish hair, set against a stormy ochre and gold background.

Babylonian Woman

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A self-portrait of Arnold Böcklin with Death playing the fiddle behind him.

Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle

Arnold Böcklin

Two satyrs struggle with a mermaid caught in a net, set against a rocky cliff.

Two fishing Pans

Arnold Böcklin

A serene landscape at sunset with a glowing sky, distant mountains, and grazing sheep.

Landscape at Sunset

Arnold Böcklin

A centaur with a bow charges through a rocky landscape, surrounded by twisted trees and distant mountains.

Rocky landscape with a hunting centaur

Arnold Böcklin

A still life arrangement featuring a copper kettle, porcelain cups, a silver teapot, sugar cubes, and biscuits on a white tablecloth.

Tea service

Albert Anker

A ruined chapel battered by the sea, with broken arches and crumbling walls rising from the surf.

The Chapel

Arnold Böcklin

A stone arch with the phrase 'Vita somnium breve' frames a scene of children by a brook and figures representing mortality above.

Vita somnium breve

Arnold Böcklin

A depiction of boat building in Lillesand by Amaldus Nielsen.

Båtbyggeri, Lillesand

Amaldus Nielsen

A depiction of boat building in Lillesand by Amaldus Nielsen.

Båtbyggeri, Lillesand

Amaldus Nielsen

A figure in a quiet, unguarded posture with dark hair against a brown background, evoking stillness and introspection.

Anker Akt

Albert Anker

A still life composition featuring rustic bread, a black radish, a glass of beer, and a salt cellar.

Anker Stilleben Bier und Rettich

Albert Anker

A young woman emerges from a bath, attended by a Griffon dog, capturing a moment of intimacy.

Bather with a Griffon Dog

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A rustic croft bathed in evening sunlight, highlighting the contrast between warm and cool colors.

The Ekola Croft in Evening Sunlight

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A beautiful still life painting featuring a basket of roses.

Panier de roses

Henri Fantin-Latour

A young woman signs a document at a civil marriage ceremony, surrounded by family and witnesses in a solemn atmosphere.

Civil marriage

Albert Anker

Akseli Gallen-Kallela's sketch features a model with a playful gaze, relaxed pose, and a cluttered studio background.

Démasquée, sketch

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Cleopatra's pale skin contrasts with darkness, her expression caught between agony and defiance, with an asp pressed to her breast.

The Death of Cleopatra

Arnold Böcklin

A woman with a contemplative expression pauses at the edge of an arbor, her hand supporting her chin.

Portrait of Louisa Schmid

Arnold Böcklin

Bather on a Rock

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A young woman sits by the water's edge, leaning against a large rock in a contemplative pose.

Bather with a rock

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A nude female model gazes upward with folded hands over her stomach, set against a minimal background.

Nude female model

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A gathering of rural children in a Swiss town, depicted with distinct faces and interactions under soft sunlight.

Anker Länderkinder

Albert Anker

A young man with sharp features and spectacles gazes sidelong, illuminated by a golden light against a dark background.

Portrait of Jakob Mähly

Arnold Böcklin

A young woman kneels in a barn, offering bread to a weary soldier surrounded by other figures.

Anker Bourbakis

Albert Anker

A lively café scene depicting patrons enjoying their time.

cafébezoekers

Nicolaas van der Waay

A woman with dark eyes gazes intensely, framed by black hair and a moss-green garment, evoking a sense of melancholy.

Melancholy

Arnold Böcklin

A dreamlike depiction of Jacob's Ladder by Turner, featuring swirling forms and a golden illumination.

The Vision of Jacob’s Ladder (?)

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A mother gently gazes at her infant daughter in a richly detailed studio setting.

Madonna

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A solitary figure in deep red leans against a boulder at a ravine, with a distant villa illuminated by light.

Petrarch at the Spring of Vaucluse

Arnold Böcklin

Zelfportret

Arnold Böcklin

A portrait of a man by Jean-François Millet.

Portrait of a Man

Jean-François Millet

A boat approaches a rocky island with cypress trees under a deep blue sky, evoking themes of mortality and mystery.

Isle of the Dead

Arnold Böcklin

A golden hillside with a solitary figure in white garments seated beside a small temple-like structure.

Idyll (Fragment of a Screen)

Arnold Böcklin

A soldier in a blue uniform sits on straw in a barn, writing with a pen, surrounded by coats and packs.

Soldat im Strohlager

Albert Anker

A rider in red and black stripes on a charging horse, holding a severed head against a stormy sky.

Astolf Riding Away with the Head of Orill

Arnold Böcklin

A close-up portrait of a man with pale skin and spectacles, gazing thoughtfully.

Böcklin Bildnis Professor Fritz Burckhardt Brenner, 1868 69, 884

Arnold Böcklin

A woman gazes thoughtfully, framed by a rose-colored scarf, with a folded letter beside her.

Böcklin Bildnis Wilhelmine Wiggenhauser (verwitwete Lippe Rumpf), Tante des Künstlers, 1849

Arnold Böcklin

A young artist at his easel, looking back at the viewer with a moment of concentration amid a muted studio.

Self-Portrait at the Easel

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Portrait of an Egyptian queen by Albert Edelfelt.

Egyptian Queen

Albert Edelfelt

A young man sits on rough stones, his body turned towards a distant light, wrapped in a red cloth, expressing regret and longing.

The Prodigal Son

Albert Anker

A painting by Jehan Georges Vibert depicting a humorous scene of a man making repairs.

Running Repairs

Jehan Georges Vibert

Four figures in a wood-paneled interior, absorbed in their own worlds, with a boy sleeping nearby.

Anker Die Bauern und die Zeitung

Albert Anker

A woman drying her foot with a towel, seated on the edge of a low tub, illuminated by soft light.

Woman Drying Her Foot

Edgar Degas

A woman in traditional dress stands in front of a washhouse.

Bäuerin mit Dirndl vor dem Waschhaus

Franz von Defregger

A man with anxious eyes lies on a rough bed in a dim wooden cabin, surrounded by humble objects.

Wound Fever

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Italian girl

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Édouard Manet's 'The Water Drinker' depicts a figure in a natural setting.

The Water Drinker

Édouard Manet

A family portrait featuring the Ahlström family, with distinct expressions and gestures, set in a lush, orderly environment.

Family Portrait of the Ahlströms

Akseli Gallen-Kallela