Emanuel Leutze

11 works held in 7 museums

German-born American history painter, trained in Düsseldorf, 1816-1868

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way, Emanuel Leutze

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way, 1861–1862.

Emanuel Leutze (American), stereochromy

United States Capitol, United States

The Courtship of Anne Boleyn, Emanuel Leutze

The Courtship of Anne Boleyn, 1846.

Emanuel Leutze (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

The Bandit, 19th century.

Emanuel Leutze (American), oil on canvas

Cincinnati Art Museum, United States

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol), Emanuel Leutze

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol), 1861.

Emanuel Leutze (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Columbus before the Queen, Emanuel Leutze

Columbus before the Queen, 1843.

Emanuel Leutze (American), oil on canvas

Brooklyn Museum, United States

Worthington Whittredge, 1856.

Emanuel Leutze (American), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Oliver Cromwell and His Daughter, Emanuel Leutze

Oliver Cromwell and His Daughter, 1843.

Emanuel Leutze (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Mrs. Schuyler Burning Her Wheat Fields on the Approach of the British, Emanuel Leutze

Mrs. Schuyler Burning Her Wheat Fields on the Approach of the British, 1852.

Emanuel Leutze (American), oil on canvas

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), United States

The Countess, 1838.

Emanuel Leutze (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze

Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851.

Emanuel Leutze (American), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Bird Nesting, 1837.

Emanuel Leutze (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Works by Emanuel Leutze (1816-1868), in the public domain, each linked to its record in the museum that holds it. Born in Schwäbisch Gmünd and raised in Philadelphia, Leutze spent much of his life in Düsseldorf, where he painted Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851), the most famous image of the American War of Independence; back in America, he painted for the Capitol the great mural of westward expansion. Also shown are his scenes from English and Spanish history (Henry VIII, Cromwell, Columbus) and a few portraits. Only works that the museums give to Leutze without reservation, and of which a freely reusable photograph exists, are included, cropped to the edge of the canvas; the origin of each photograph is given on the page of the work. The titles are those of the museums, with their translation.