1) Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, born in Kingdom of Wurttemberg on May 24, 1816 to July 18, 1868 (aged 52), was a German born American history painter, known for painting ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware.’
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2) The first development of his artistic talent occurred while he was attending the sickbed of his father, when he attempted drawing to occupy the long hours of waiting.
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3) At 14, he was painting portraits for $5 apiece. Through this, he supported himself after the death of his dad. In 1834, he received his first instruction in art at the classes of John Rubens Smith.
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4) Leutze was mostly influenced by the painter Karl Friedrich Lessing. In 1840, he attended Kunstakademie Dusseldorf. In 1859, he returned to the U.S. & opened a studio in NYC.
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5) In 1860, Leutze was commissioned by the U.S. Congress to decorate a stairway in the Capitol Building in DC. Late in life, he became a member of the National Academy of Design & the Union League Club.
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6) His portraits are known for the artistic quality of their patriotic romanticism, and his epic Washington Crossing the Delaware ranks in the utmost echelon of American national iconography.
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