Title
George Washington Crossing the Delaware
Creator
After Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (German born American, 1816-1868)
Edward Everard Arnold (German born American, ca. 1816-1866)
Edward Everard Arnold (German born American, ca. 1816-1866)
Date
1853
Format
Oil on canvas
Subject
George Washington
Description
One of the most famous pictorial images produced of the American Revolution. This scene depicts Washington and his men crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776.
Source
Anonymous gift in memory of Charles Walter Hay ’38, 2013.38.1
Citation
After Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (German born American, 1816-1868)
Edward Everard Arnold (German born American, ca. 1816-1866)
, “George Washington Crossing the Delaware,” Museums at Washington and Lee University: Online Exhibits, accessed May 7, 2024, https://exhibits-museums.omeka.wlu.edu/items/show/473.