Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Leutze, Emanuel

LEUTZE, EMANUEL, an American artist; born in Gmünd, Württemberg, May 24, 1816; was brought to the United States in infancy. In 1840 he began to display a remarkable talent for portrait painting. Subsequently he devoted himself to the painting of historical subjects. His works include &ldquo;Columbus Before the Council of Salamanca&rdquo;; &ldquo;Columbus in Chains&rdquo;; &ldquo;Columbus Before the Queen&rdquo;; &ldquo;Landing of the Norsemen in America&rdquo;; &ldquo;Washington Crossing the Delaware&rdquo;; &ldquo;Washington at Princeton&rdquo;; &ldquo;Lafayette in Prison at Olmütz Visited by His Relatives&rdquo;; etc. In 1860 he was employed by the United States Government to make a large mural painting entitled &ldquo;Westward the Star of Empire Takes Its Way&rdquo; on one of the staircases in the National Capitol. He died in Washington, D. C, July 18, 1868.