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Emanuel Leutze
1816 – 1868
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryEmanuel Gottlieb Leutze was a German-born American history painter, best known for his 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 24, 1816
Schwäbisch Gmünd
Date of death
July 18, 1868
Washington, D.C.
Citizenship
Kingdom of Württemberg · United States
Occupations & fields
painterartistarchitectural drafter
Notable works
Washington Crossing the DelawareWestward the Course of Empire Takes Its WayMrs. Schuyler Burning Her Wheat Fields on the Approach of the BritishWashington Rallying the Troops at Monmouth
- Field and occupation
- americký malíř německého původu
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