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

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Louis Catoir (1792 - 1841)
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Emil von Ernst (1817 - 1905)
Emil von Ernst
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Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton (1820 - 1891)
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1820 - 1891
Fritz Bamberger (1814 - 1873)
Fritz Bamberger
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William Morris Hunt (1824 - 1879)
William Morris Hunt
1824 - 1879
Worthington Whittredge (1820 - 1910)
Worthington Whittredge
1820 - 1910
Abraham Teerlink II (1776 - 1857)
Abraham Teerlink II
1776 - 1857
Pierre Andrieu (1821 - 1892)
Pierre Andrieu
1821 - 1892
Philippe Rousseau (1816 - 1887)
Philippe Rousseau
1816 - 1887
Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847 - 1919)
Ralph Albert Blakelock
1847 - 1919
Alois Kirnig (1840 - 1911)
Alois Kirnig
1840 - 1911
Abraham Hulk II (1851 - 1922)
Abraham Hulk II
1851 - 1922
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (1733 - 1794)
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm
1733 - 1794
Ferdinand Kobell (1740 - 1799)
Ferdinand Kobell
1740 - 1799
Franz Xaver von Hofstetten (1811 - 1883)
Franz Xaver von Hofstetten
1811 - 1883
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