Author: Allston, Washington
Biography:
ALLSTON, Washington (1779‑1843: ANBO)
Best known as a painter. He was born in Georgetown SC to William and Rachel (Moore) Allston and graduated from Harvard in 1800, having been class poet. He studied painting at the Royal Academy in London and then continued his studies by travelling in France and Italy. In Rome he made the acquaintance of S. T. Coleridge, initiating a friendship that was important to both their careers. In 1809 he married Ann Channing. From 1811 to 1818 he painted and exhibited in London, returning to the United States in 1818. (ANBO, ODNB)
Other Names:
- W. Allston
Books written (2):
1st American edn. from the London edn. Boston/ Cambridge [MA]: Cummings and Hilliard/ Hilliard and Metcalf, 1813
London: W. Pople, 1813