Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze was a German-American history painter best known for his 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware.
12 Facts About Emanuel Leutze
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Emanuel Leutze is associated with the Dusseldorf school of painting.
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Emanuel Leutze's parents settled first in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and then at Philadelphia.
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Emanuel Leutze soon became skilled, and promoted a plan for publishing, in Washington, portraits of eminent American statesmen; however, he was met with slight encouragement.
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In 1854, Emanuel Leutze finished his depiction of the Battle of Monmouth, "Washington rallying the troops at Monmouth," commissioned by an important patron, the banker David Leavitt of New York City and Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
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In 1859, Emanuel Leutze returned to the United States and opened a studio in New York City.
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Emanuel Leutze divided his time between New York City and Washington, DC In 1859, he painted a portrait of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, which hangs in the Harvard Law School.
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Emanuel Leutze sits facing the viewer and staring straight out.
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Emanuel Leutze executed other portraits, including one of fellow painter William Morris Hunt.
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Emanuel Leutze was a member of the Union League Club of New York, which has a number of his paintings.
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Emanuel Leutze's portraits are known for their artistic quality and their patriotic romanticism.
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Republican politician Kevin McCarthy, after being elected to become speaker of the US House of Representatives in January 2023, cited Emanuel Leutze's painting in his remarks, mispronouncing his name as "Linz".