
Washington AllstonAmerican, 1779–1843May one see it?
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
1813
Publishes “The Sylphs of the Seasons”
In London he publishes “The Sylphs of the Seasons, with Other Poems”; the book is republished in Boston later that year.
February 1815
Death of his wife, Ann Channing
His wife dies, leaving him saddened, lonely and homesick for America.
1818
Returns to the United States, to Cambridge
Returns to the United States and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for twenty-five years. His nephews, the artists George Whiting Flagg and Jared Bradley Flagg, studied painting under him.
1820–1830s
Engravings after his paintings in gift annuals
Four of his paintings, among them “Moonlight” and “The Mother and Child” (the latter he counted among his best works), are engraved and published in the annual gift books The Atlantic Souvenir and The Token.