Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze was born on May 24 1816 and died on July 18, 1868; he was born in Germany in the city called Schwäbisch Gmünd. He immigrated to the United States with his family around nine years old; he grew up in Philadelphia. He was involved in art from a young age, drawing and painting in particular. He studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1841 to 1843. He lived in Düsseldorf after he traveled in Germany and Italy for a couple of years. He also supported various American artists and was a famous History painter of his time, depicting American themes and figures. His paintings are characterized by the American Romanticism art style, and he was also known to paint portraits.