Washington Allston - Murrels Inlet, South Carolina
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flyingmoose
N 33° 31.058 W 079° 05.744
17S E 676855 N 3710297
Located at the Brookgreen Gardens parking lot island.
Waymark Code: WM14HRY
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2021
Views: 1
Marker Text:
Washington Allston, “the American Titian,” artist and author, was born at Brookgreen, Nov. 5, 1779. He studied in London, Paris, and Venice. He had a studio in London 1811–1818; in Boston 1818–1830; in Cambridge, 1830–1843, where he died, July 9, 1843. Allston was, said Coleridge, a painter born to renew the 16th century.
Erected by Georgetown County. 1841.
Marker Name: Washington Allston
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Historic Site
County: Georgetown
Marker number: Not listed
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