Emanuel Leutze

American artist (1816-1868)

† 1868 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 30 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Smithsonian American Art Museum · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Emanuel Leutze was born on May 24, 1816 in Schwäbisch Gmünd and died on July 18, 1868 in Washington, D.C., aged 52. Recorded occupations: painter, artist and architectural drafter. Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Württemberg and United States. Associated movement: Romanticism. Fields of work: history painting and visual arts. Notable works include “Washington Crossing the Delaware”, “Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way”, “Mrs. Schuyler Burning Her Wheat Fields on the Approach of the British” and “Washington Rallying the Troops at Monmouth”. Educated at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.

At a glance

Born: May 24, 1816 · Schwäbisch Gmünd
Died: July 18, 1868 · Washington, D.C.
Age at death: 52
Citizenship: Kingdom of Württemberg, United States
Occupations: painter, artist, architectural drafter
Movements: Romanticism
Notable works: Washington Crossing the Delaware, Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way, Mrs. Schuyler Burning Her Wheat Fields on the Approach of the British, Washington Rallying the Troops at Monmouth
Education: Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Wikipedia editions: 30 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

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