Washington Crossing the Delaware

Illustration

Harrison W. Mark
by Emanuel Leutze
published on 26 January 2024
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George Washington crossing the Delaware River on the night of 25 December 1776, to launch a surprise attack on the Hessian troops at the Battle of Trenton. Oil on canvas by Emanuel Leutze, 1851.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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