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A detailed history of the painting, the actual crossing of the Delaware by American forces, and the life of Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze. Fischer, David Hackett (2004). Washington's Crossing. Oxford, England; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-517034-2. Barratt, Carrie Rebora (Fall 2011). "Washington Crossing the Delaware and the ...
The image is intended to capture the moment prior to George Washington dismounting his horse and joining his army in crossing the Delaware River. [ 2 ] The painting was initially commissioned to be displayed in the North Carolina Capitol but with dimensions of 146.5″ (372.1 cm) high and 207″ (525.7 cm) wide, the work was too large to be ...
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a complex and surprise military maneuver organized by George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, which culminated in their attack on Hessian forces garrisoned at Trenton.
Grand Themes: Emanuel Leutze, "Washington Crossing the Delaware," and American History Painting (Penn State University Press; 2012) 240 pages; Argues that the painting was a touchstone for debates over history painting at a time of intense sectionalism. Hutton, Anne Hawkes (1975). Portrait of Patriotism: Washington Crossing the Delaware. Radnor ...
Washington Crossing the Delaware may refer to: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, an event during the American Revolutionary War before the Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776; Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 paintings), three paintings by Emanuel Leutze; Washington Crossing the Delaware (1953 painting), by Larry Rivers
Washington's Crossing, by David Hackett Fischer; Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 painting), by Emanuel Leutze; Washington Crossing the Delaware (1953 painting), by Larry Rivers "Washington Crossing the Delaware" (sonnet), a 1936 sonnet by David Schulman; The Crossing, an A&E television movie
The “historical art piece” of the country’s first president is from the early 1800s, Colorado police say. 200-year-old George Washington painting stolen from storage. Hunt on for the ...
According to legend, Prince Whipple accompanied General Whipple and George Washington in the famous crossing of the Delaware River [15] and is the black man portrayed fending off ice with an oar at Washington's knee in the painting Washington Crossing the Delaware, painted 75 years after the event by German American artist Emanuel Leutze. Most ...