Washington Irving, Esqr., author of the sketch book / G.S. Newton, del. ; Annin & Smith, sculp. – Historic Reproduction
![Washington Irving, Esqr., author of the sketch book / G.S. Newton, del. ; Annin & Smith, sculp., [between 1850 and 1900(?)] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fd/fd677e290bea-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Washington Irving, Esqr., author of the sketch book / G.S. Newton, del. ; Annin & Smith, sculp. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Washington Irving, Esqr., author of the sketch book / G.S. Newton, del. ; Annin & Smith, sculp.
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Here Irving appears as the author of *The Sketch Book*, the collection that brought him wide fame in the early 1820s with stories like "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." The portrait was drawn by G.S. Newton and reproduced by the firm Annin & Smith, and the record dates it only to roughly the middle to late nineteenth century. That timing shows how Irving's likeness kept circulating long after his book first appeared. His blend of American landscape and European-style storytelling made him one of the first American writers to win an international readership.
| Created / published | [between 1850 and 1900(?)] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1850-1900.Lithographs 1850-1900. |
| Subjects | Irving, Washington,--1783-1859. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,273 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-183184 |
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