Emanuel Leutze

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (May 24, 1816 – July 18, 1868) was a German American history painter best-known for his painting Washington Crossing the Delaware. Leutze was born to a Jewish family in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Württemberg (Germany), was brought to America as a child, and then returned to Germany as a adult. His parents settled first in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, then at Fredericksburg, Va. He received his first instruction in art from J. A. Smi... more

Date of birth:

  • May 24, 1816

Date of death:

  • Jul 18, 1868 (age 52 years)

Also known as:

  • Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
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