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"A German-born American immigrant, Leutze was also a staunch abolitionist and in 'Washington crossing the Delaware' he deliberately included a variety of the figures that make up the melting pot ...

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. — Hundreds gathered on both sides of the Delaware River to watch an annual Christmas Day reenactment of George Washington’s 1776 crossing, a year after pandemic ...

Christie’s thinks it could sell for at least $15 million next month. By Maria Cramer “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” a painting that portrays one of the most recognizable scenes of the ...

One of only two surviving versions of "Washington Crossing the Delaware," among the most recognizable paintings in American history, could sell for as much as $20 million when it goes to auction ...

George Washington rolling the dice and crossing the Delaware River with a ragtag army of Continentals to rout British and Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey. Without a win, the American ...

The historical reenactment of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River is held every December in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Thousands of spectators gather along the riverbank to watch ...

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.

Hundreds have gathered on both sides of the Delaware River to watch an annual Christmas Day reenactment of George Washington’s 1776 crossing. File photo: John Godzieba, as Gen. George Washington, ...