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Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze

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Washington Crossing the Delaware

Emanuel Leutze · 1851

Artist
Emanuel Leutze
Date
1851
Where to see it
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain · image via Wikimedia Commons · see it at the museum ↗

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About Emanuel Leutze

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze was a German-born American history painter, best known for his 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.

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