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

Wilhelm Hensel (1794 - 1861)
Wilhelm Hensel
1794 - 1861
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 - 1882)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1828 - 1882
John Horace Hooper (1851 - 1906)
John Horace Hooper
1851 - 1906
Alexey Filippovich Chernyshyov (1824 - 1863)
Alexey Filippovich Chernyshyov
1824 - 1863
Ludwig Vollmar (1842 - 1884)
Ludwig Vollmar
1842 - 1884
 Jean (Jan) Michael Ruyten (1813 - 1881)
Jean (Jan) Michael Ruyten
1813 - 1881
Alfred-Louis Brunet-Debaines (1845 - 1939)
Alfred-Louis Brunet-Debaines
1845 - 1939
Robert Frankland (1784 - 1849)
Robert Frankland
1784 - 1849
Thérèse Schwartze (1851 - 1918)
Thérèse Schwartze
1851 - 1918
Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903)
Hugo Wolf
1860 - 1903
Johann Jakob Schalch (1723 - 1789)
Johann Jakob Schalch
1723 - 1789
James Digman Wingfield (1800 - 1872)
James Digman Wingfield
1800 - 1872
Sophie Anderson (1823 - 1903)
Sophie Anderson
1823 - 1903
Carl Gustav Rodde (1830 - 1906)
Carl Gustav Rodde
1830 - 1906
Paul von Spaun (1876 - 1932)
Paul von Spaun
1876 - 1932
Henri Dutzschold (1841 - 1891)
Henri Dutzschold
1841 - 1891
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