There will be the usual crowd gathered on the Delaware River shore in Upper ... Durham boats will reincarnate the original crossing idealized in the painting by Emmanuel Leutze in 1851.

painted “Washington Crossing the Delaware” in Düsseldorf. Leutze grew up in America but returned to Germany as an adult. He hoped the painting, and therefore the American Revolution ...

Emanuel Leutze’s enormous 1851 painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware” depicts the general’s journey on Dec. 25, 1776, as he launched a surprise attack on hundreds of Hessian troops ...

When the painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware” was first revealed to the public in the early 1850s, it was a smash hit. It toured major cities, drawing crowds and gold medals.

When the painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" was first revealed to the public in the early 1850s, it was a smash hit. It toured major cities, drawing crowds and gold medals. A poet wrote ...