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Allston

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All·ston  (ôlstn), Washington 1779-1843.
American painter whose romantic works, such as Elijah in the Desert, often depict religious subjects.


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The painter--as Allston did--leaves half his conception on the canvas to sadden us with its imperfect beauty, and goes to picture forth the whole, if it be no irreverence to say so, in the hues of heaven.
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