Emanuel Leutze
Born: May 24, 1816, Schwäbisch Gmünd
Died: July 18, 1868, Washington, D.C.
Emanuel Leutze was born in Schwabisch-Gmund, Germany in 1816. In 1825, at the age of 9, he emigrated to the United States, settling in Philadelphia. From 1837 to 1839 he was an itinerant portraitist in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. In 1841, he returned to Germany, enrolling in the Dusseldorf Academy. He spent the next 18 years of his life between Germany, Italy and the United States (1859-1868). He died in Washington, D.C. on July 18, 1868.
Died: July 18, 1868, Washington, D.C.
Emanuel Leutze was born in Schwabisch-Gmund, Germany in 1816. In 1825, at the age of 9, he emigrated to the United States, settling in Philadelphia. From 1837 to 1839 he was an itinerant portraitist in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. In 1841, he returned to Germany, enrolling in the Dusseldorf Academy. He spent the next 18 years of his life between Germany, Italy and the United States (1859-1868). He died in Washington, D.C. on July 18, 1868.