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Washington Crossing the Delaware

Painting by Emanuel Leutze

Description

Washington Crossing the Delaware is an 1851 oil-on-canvas painting by the German-American artist Emanuel Leutze. It commemorates General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River with the Continental Army on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. Wikipedia

Artist: Emanuel Leutze

Dimensions: 12′ 5″ x 21′ 3″

Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art (since 1897)

Created: 1851

Medium: Oil paint