Washington Irving
1808
Created in 1808 during the Neoclassical era, John Wesley Jarvis captured a young Washington Irving decades before he penned famous tales like 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.' The portrait shows the future literary giant looking rather dashing in a heavy fur-collared coat, clutching a book as if he's just been interrupted mid-read. It's a charming glimpse of Irving in his early twenties, sporting impressive sideburns and a look of quiet intelligence. This sketch serves as a time capsule of American literary history in the making.
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