Description: HAND COLORED - Christmas 1776 - Washington Crossing the Delaware - ART: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26, 1776 during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a complex and surprise military maneuver and attack organized by George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, which culminated in their attack on Hessian forces garrisoned at Trenton. The Hessians were German mercenaries hired by the British. Washington and his troops successfully attacked the Hessian forces in the Battle of Trenton on the morning of December 26, 1776. The military campaign was organized in great secrecy by Washington, who led a column of Continental Army troops from today's Bucks County, Pennsylvania across the icy Delaware River to today's Mercer County, New Jersey in what was one of the Revolutionary War's most logistically challenging and dangerous clandestine operations. Washington Crossing the Delaware is the title of three 1851 oil-on-canvas paintings by the German-American artist Emanuel Leutze. The paintings commemorate General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River with the Continental Army on the night of December 25–26, 1776. The original was part of the collection at the Kunsthalle in Bremen, Germany, and was destroyed in a bombing raid in 1942, during World War II. Leutze painted two more versions, one of which is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The other was in the West Wing reception area of the White House in Washington, D.C., but in March 2015, was purchased and put on display at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, Minnesota. In April 2022 Christie's announced that the smaller painting would be sold at auction the following month, for a pre-sale estimate of $15 million to $20 million. It sold for $43 million. This Linen Era (1930-45) Hand Colored postcard is in good condition. The Albertype Co. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Price: 8.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-02-03T04:10:37.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Artist: Emanuel Leutze
Featured Person: George Washington
Occasion: Christmas
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
City: Trenton
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: The Albertype Co
Subject: University of Washington
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Linen (1930-1945)
Theme: American Revolution, Art, Battle of Trenton, Delaware River, Hessians, Historical Figures, Landscapes, Militaria, Patriotic
Country: United States
Region: New Jersey
Features: Hand Colored Print, Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1930-1939
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
