Washington Allston
(1779–1843) amerikansk konstnär och författare
Washington Allston (USA, 1779–1843) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Washington Allston belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Washington Allston was born in Charleston and died in Cambridge. Washington Allston trained at Harvard University and Harvard College. Washington Allston worked in Rome and Boston. Washington Allston became a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Royal Academy of Arts. Washington Allston was awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 49 works by Washington Allston with free images. The dated works span the years 1796–1835. Works by Washington Allston are held by several collections, among them Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Harvard Art Museums, Detroit Institute of Arts, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include John Vanderlyn, Rembrandt Peale, Jérôme-Martin Langlois, Jean-Pierre Granger, and Vasily Demut-Malinovsky.