Emmanuel Gottlieb Leutze* (German, 1816-1868)

Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh

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Emmanuel Gottlieb Leutze* (German, 1816-1868)
Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh
signed and dated 'E Leutze. 1848' (lower center)
oil on canvas
48 x 66 in. (121.9 x 168.3 cm.)
Painted in 1848

Lot Essay

Renowned for his monumental work Washington Crossing the Delaware (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), Leutze specialized in historical and genre scenes. His paintings were collected by the American elite and he traveled to America in 1851, 1859 and 1863.