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

Jose Maria Jardines (1862 - 1932)
Jose Maria Jardines
1862 - 1932
Alois Arnegger (1879 - 1967)
Alois Arnegger
1879 - 1967
Benoît-Charles Mitoire (1782 - 1832)
Benoît-Charles Mitoire
1782 - 1832
Hippolyte Bellange (1800 - 1866)
Hippolyte Bellange
1800 - 1866
Bedřich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
Bedřich Smetana
1824 - 1884
Johann Georg Schütz (1755 - 1813)
Johann Georg Schütz
1755 - 1813
Raja Ravi Varma (1848 - 1906)
Raja Ravi Varma
1848 - 1906
John Maler Collier (1850 - 1934)
John Maler Collier
1850 - 1934
Rudolf von Normann (1806 - 1882)
Rudolf von Normann
1806 - 1882
Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Hesse (1806 - 1879)
Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Hesse
1806 - 1879
Jakob Samuel Weibel (1771 - 1846)
Jakob Samuel Weibel
1771 - 1846
Adrien Manglard (1695 - 1760)
Adrien Manglard
1695 - 1760
Arthur Uecker-Fensloff (1881 - 1934)
Arthur Uecker-Fensloff
1881 - 1934
Johann Friedrich Hoff (1832 - 1913)
Johann Friedrich Hoff
1832 - 1913
Jean Benner I (1796 - 1849)
Jean Benner I
1796 - 1849
Victor Paul Mohn (1842 - 1911)
Victor Paul Mohn
1842 - 1911
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