The 19th century






Works in this room
Works made in the 19th century, anywhere in the world.
Section 1, north wall

Portrait of a Man in an Armchair, from Collection d'imitations de Dessins d'après les Principaux Maîtres Hollandais et FlamandsChristian Josi, 1826Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Ballet at the Paris OpéraEdgar Degas, 1877Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Young Husband: First MarketingLilly Martin Spencer, 1854Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 1, south wall

Paris Street; Rainy DayGustave Caillebotte, 1877Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Monkey BridgeKatsushika Taito II, early 1830sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Harmony in Green and Rose: The Music RoomJames McNeill Whistler, 1860-1861Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 2, south wall

Lear and CordeliaRichard Hatfield, 1845Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum 
Picture of Men and Women from Many Countries (Bankoku danjo jinbutsu zue)Utagawa Yoshiiku, 1861Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
On the Beach, SunsetEugène Boudin, 1865Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
A French Restoration BedroomBouilhet, French, 1823Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Section 2, north wall

The Roll Call of the Last Victims of the TerrorCharles Louis-Lucien Muller, c. 1850Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Orchids and RocksYi Ha-eung, 1897–98Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 3, north wall

View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The OxbowThomas Cole, 1836Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New JerseyGeorge Inness, ca. 1891Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 3, south wall

Danjūrō VII's Benkei as Fudō MyōōUtagawa Kunisada, ca. 1824Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
MusidoraThomas Sully, 1813–35Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art