A native of Charleston, South Carolina, John Irving began as an amateur
portraitist in Charleston, and then after studying in Germany with
Emanuel Leutze at the Dusseldorf Academy, returned to Charleston where
he did more sophisticated portraiture.
However the Civil War
interfered with his career, and when it was over, he moved to New York
City where he had a studio in the Tenth Street Studios and painted
several aristocrat portraits including John Jacob Astor. However, his
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