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Allston, Washington, 1779-1843

A distinguished painter; born in Waccamaw, S. C., Nov. 5, 1779; was graduated at Harvard College

Washington Allston.

in 1800; went to Europe the next year to study art, and remained eight years abroad. His numerous works of art exhibit great power in delineating the pictures of a fertile imagination. His skill as a colorist earned him the title of “The American Titian.” He died in Cambridge, Mass., July 9, 1843.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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