Washington Irving (1783 - 1859)

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Washington Irving

Washington Irving was an American Romantic writer, historian, and diplomat.

Irving has been called "the first American writer" to be recognized in Europe. In 1815, he traveled to England on family business. A huge success in England and the United States was The Sketch Book, published in several installments during 1819-1820, which contained two of the author's most famous works, Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and which made him a literary star in both England and the United States.

He continued his literary endeavors and worked at the U.S. Embassy of Great Britain. Returning to the United States in 1832, Irving visited some little-known territories near the western fringes of the country, and this journey inspired his works Journey on the Prairie (1835), Astoria (1836), and The Adventures of Captain Bonneville (1837). Late in life he published several historical and biographical works, including the five-volume Life of George Washington (1855-1859).

Date and place of birt:3 april 1783, New York City, USA
Date and place of death:28 november 1859, Tarrytown, USA
Period of activity: XVIII, XIX century
Specialization:Diplomat, Historian, Writer
Genre:History painting
Art style:Romanticism

Creators Romanticism

Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872)
Théophile Gautier
1811 - 1872
Robert Willoughby (1768 - 1843)
Robert Willoughby
1768 - 1843
Jean Pierre François Lamorinière (1828 - 1911)
Jean Pierre François Lamorinière
1828 - 1911
Edwin Steele II (1839 - 1919)
Edwin Steele II
1839 - 1919
Charles Van Zeller (1811 - 1837)
Charles Van Zeller
1811 - 1837
Max Josef Wagenbauer (1775 - 1829)
Max Josef Wagenbauer
1775 - 1829
Alexandre Dubuisson (1805 - 1870)
Alexandre Dubuisson
1805 - 1870
Aleksey Il'ich Kravchenko (1889 - 1940)
Aleksey Il'ich Kravchenko
1889 - 1940
Josef Resch (1819 - 1901)
Josef Resch
1819 - 1901
Arthur Uecker-Fensloff (1881 - 1934)
Arthur Uecker-Fensloff
1881 - 1934
Bogos Tatikian (1820 - ?)
Bogos Tatikian
1820 - ?
Emile-Auguste Hublin (1830 - 1891)
Emile-Auguste Hublin
1830 - 1891
Vespasiano Bignami (1841 - 1929)
Vespasiano Bignami
1841 - 1929
Cölestin Brügner (1824 - 1887)
Cölestin Brügner
1824 - 1887
Adolphe-René Lefevre (1834 - 1868)
Adolphe-René Lefevre
1834 - 1868
James McDougal Hart (1828 - 1901)
James McDougal Hart
1828 - 1901
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