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

Edmund Darch Lewis (1835 - 1910)
Edmund Darch Lewis
1835 - 1910
Henry James Warre (1819 - 1898)
Henry James Warre
1819 - 1898
Charles Zaccharie Landelle (1821 - 1908)
Charles Zaccharie Landelle
1821 - 1908
Friedrich August Brand (1735 - 1806)
Friedrich August Brand
1735 - 1806
Maximilian Wachsmuth (1859 - 1938)
Maximilian Wachsmuth
1859 - 1938
John Gould (1804 - 1881)
John Gould
1804 - 1881
Alonzo Chappel (1828 - 1887)
Alonzo Chappel
1828 - 1887
Charles Girardet (1813 - 1871)
Charles Girardet
1813 - 1871
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)
Edgar Allan Poe
1809 - 1849
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1720 - 1778
Hermann Kauffmann I (1808 - 1889)
Hermann Kauffmann I
1808 - 1889
 Youqua (XIX century)
Youqua
XIX century
Piotr Michalowski (1800 - 1855)
Piotr Michalowski
1800 - 1855
Anna Peters (1843 - 1926)
Anna Peters
1843 - 1926
François-René de Chateaubriand (1768 - 1848)
François-René de Chateaubriand
1768 - 1848
Igor Oleinikov (1968)
Igor Oleinikov
1968