Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . and esteem of the virtuous and good he has efh^l £innin£ thefuture generations will honor and revere ^ him * Chara WASHINGTON ALLSTON. 537. WASHINGTON ALLSTON. THIS illustrious person, though chiefly distinguished as an artist, entitledhimself to an enviable and enduring reputation by various works in literature,which, particularly th
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . and esteem of the virtuous and good he has efh^l £innin£ thefuture generations will honor and revere ^ him * Chara WASHINGTON ALLSTON. 537. WASHINGTON ALLSTON. THIS illustrious person, though chiefly distinguished as an artist, entitledhimself to an enviable and enduring reputation by various works in literature,which, particularly those executed in his mature years, have much of the char-acter and excellence of his pictures. WASHINGTON ALLSTON was born in Georgetown, South Carolina, November5, 1779. His family is respectable, and several members of it have been dis-tinguished in the public service. When he was seven years old, he was re-moved to Newport, Rhode Island, where he continued at school until 1796,when he was transferred to Harvard college. At Newport he became ac-quainted with Malbone, whose beautiful miniatures were then beginning toattract attention, and was smitten with the love of art, so that meeting himagain in Boston, during his freshman year in college, he determined to adopthis profession. Under the casual direction of Malbone he devoted as muchtime to painting as he could borrow from his other pursui
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