Artist

Emanuel Leutze

1816–1868 · born in Schwäbisch Gmünd · died in Washington, D.C.

Emanuel Leutze was born in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, and moved to the United States as a child. He later studied in Düsseldorf, Germany, and lived there for years while painting American history scenes. He returned to the U.S. in 1859 and worked in Washington, D.C. His painting of Washington crossing the Delaware became a national icon.