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Antiques Mysteries and Great Paintings from Urban Art Antiques

John Quidor’s Vision of Early America

01 Nov 2025

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In 1858, John Quidor captured a unique vision of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow through his painting The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane. Blending folklore with 19th-century American art, Quidor focused on common humanity and its dark complexities, highlighting societal anxieties amidst rapid change, making it a key American Romanticism work.

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