WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE.
Emanuel Leutze
Washington Crossing the Delaware.
Engraving, 1853
Image size 22 3/8 x 38 5/16" (56.9 x 97.5 cm ).
Good condition, save for a few minor tears, all skillfully repaired. A bright, strong impression. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 3459
Price: SOLD Publisher : New York, published by Goupil & Co. Painted by E. Leutze. Engraved by Paul Girardet. Printed and published by Goupil & Co., Paris. Copyright 1853 by M. Knoedler, New York. This is the largest print depicting the dramatic winter crossing during the Revolutionary War, which led to a morale-raising American victory over the Hessians at Trenton the day after Christmas, 1776. This oversize engraving is after Emanuel Leutze’s famous painting which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Revolutionary War
