The Life and Letters of Washington Allston - With Reproductions from Allston's Pictures (Paperback)

Washington Allston (1779 1843) was considered by many at the time to be the greatest painter yet produced by the United States. After four years at Harvard, where he made an impression with his poetry, he went to London and became a pupil of the artist Benjamin West. On a tour of the continent, he met Samuel Taylor Coleridge in Rome, painted his portrait and became his firm friend. After a period at home, during which he married, Allston returned to London, and through Coleridge met Wordsworth, Southey, and the earl of Egremont, the great patron of artists, especially J. W. M. Turner. In this environment of intellectual and artistic experiment, Allston created paintings on religious, literary and historical topics, with an emphasis on landscape and contrasts of light and dark. This 1893 biography by his nephew and pupil Jared Bradley Flagg (1820 99) throws light on the artist, his works, and his milieu."

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
Release date:	December 2014
Authors:	Jared Bradley Flagg
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-07451-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Promotions
LSN:	1-108-07451-0
Barcode:	9781108074513

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