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Washington Crossing

Washington Crossing the Delaware Notes

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Emanuel Leutze The German-American artist who painted the famous 1851 version of Washington Crossing the Delaware.
James Monroe The future U.S. President depicted in the painting holding the American flag behind Washington.
Prince Whipple The Black man depicted in the boat, traditionally identified as an enslaved man and bodyguard to General Whipple.
Worthington Whittredge The American landscape painter and friend of Leutze who modeled for the figure of George Washington.
Historically Inaccurate Flag The "Stars and Stripes" shown in the painting, which did not exist until 1777, after the 1776 crossing.
Battle of Trenton The surprise attack on Hessian forces that followed the crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night.
Allied Bombing Raid The 1942 event that destroyed the original version of the painting while it was in Bremen, Germany.
Rhine River The European river Leutze used as a geographic model for the Delaware River's ice and background.
Daughters of Revolution The Grant Wood painting that satirically shows three elderly women standing in front of Leutze's work.
Robert Colescott The artist who created a 1975 parody titled "George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware."
Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way The massive mural in the U.S. Capitol painted by Emanuel Leutze after the success of his Washington painting.
Icy River The treacherous condition of the Delaware depicted using large, jagged chunks of ice based on the artist's observations in Germany.
Lansdowne Portrait The famous full-length portrait of Washington by Gilbert Stuart, often mentioned alongside Leutze's work in fine arts questions.
Parson Weems' Fable A Grant Wood painting depicting the myth of Washington and the cherry tree, often used as a related art clue.
Metropolitan Museum of Art The New York City museum that houses the most famous surviving 1851 version of the painting.
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