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

Rudolf Wiegmann (1804 - 1865)
Rudolf Wiegmann
1804 - 1865
Jean Frédéric Schall (1752 - 1825)
Jean Frédéric Schall
1752 - 1825
Carl Bernhard Schlösser (1832 - 1914)
Carl Bernhard Schlösser
1832 - 1914
Jan Daniel Beynon (1830 - 1877)
Jan Daniel Beynon
1830 - 1877
George Sand (1804 - 1876)
George Sand
1804 - 1876
Ambrosini Jérôme (1810 - 1883)
Ambrosini Jérôme
1810 - 1883
Pietro Magni (1817 - 1877)
Pietro Magni
1817 - 1877
Karoly Marko (1822 - 1891)
Karoly Marko
1822 - 1891
Charles de Groux (Degroux) (1825 - 1870)
Charles de Groux (Degroux)
1825 - 1870
Sean Keating (1889 - 1977)
Sean Keating
1889 - 1977
Hinrich Wrage (1843 - 1912)
Hinrich Wrage
1843 - 1912
Hendrikus Johannes Knip (1819 - 1899)
Hendrikus Johannes Knip
1819 - 1899
Walenty Wańkowicz (1800 - 1842)
Walenty Wańkowicz
1800 - 1842
John Thirtle (1777 - 1839)
John Thirtle
1777 - 1839
Thomas Buttersworth (1768 - 1842)
Thomas Buttersworth
1768 - 1842
Willibald Winck (1867 - 1932)
Willibald Winck
1867 - 1932