Washington Allston
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About
Painter and poet known for "Moonlit Landscape" from 1809 and other works. He pioneered the American Romantic landscape-painting movement.
Before Fame
He studied at Harvard before attending London's Royal Academy.
Trivia
He lived in the Boston, Massachusetts area for nearly three decades; the city's Allston neighborhood was named after him.
Family Life
He was married to Ann Channing from 1809 until her death in 1815.
Associated With
He painted an 1814 portrait of his friend, the renowned author Samuel Taylor Coleridge .
