Wolfert Webber at the Inn by John Quidor, 1857, High Museum of Art

John Quidor (1801—1881) was an American genre painter and artisan. In 17 of his approximately 35 paintings he depicted subjects from Washington Irving’s stories: e.g., the paintings Ichabod Crane at the Van Tassel’s Ball (1855), The Money Diggers (1832), and Rip Van Winkle (1829).