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Washington Allston
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Engraved portrait of Washington Allston, pioneer of the American Romantic movement in landscape painting. He is depicted seated at a desk, wearing a coat. He has set one foot on a stool, where a painting palette rests. He is holding an artist's satchel. A bust is on the desk behind him. Caption reads: "Washington Allston. From the original painting by [Alonzo] Chappel in the possession of the publishers. Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, New York. Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1863 by Johnson, Fry, & Co. in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of NY."
1863
Johnson, Fry & Co.
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W0138FQ
WHi 154362
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