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Also Known As Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
Born May 24, 1816 • Schwäbisch Gmünd • Germany
Died July 18, 1868 (aged 52) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Notable Works “Washington Crossing the Delaware” • “Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way”
Movement / Style Düsseldorf school

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Emanuel Leutze: Washington Crossing the Delaware
Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
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