Works by Emanuel Leutze

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Emanuel Leutze, c. 1870

Emanuel Leutze, c. 1870
Photograph by John D. Shiff

 

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George Washington, Study for Washington Crossing the Delaware, c. 1850

George Washington, Study for Washington Crossing the Delaware, c. 1850
by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1816—68)

Oil on canvas; 21 x 17 in. National Academy Museum, New York, NY.

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Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851

Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851
by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1816—68)

Oil on canvas; 149 x 255 in. (378.5 x 647.7 cm). Painted in the artist’s studio in Düsseldorf, Germany. The…

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Washington Rallying the Troops at Monmouth, c. 1853

Washington Rallying the Troops at Monmouth, c. 1853
by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1816—68)

Oil on canvas; approximately 23 ft. x 13 ft. Roger W. Heyns Reading Room, Charles Franklin Doe Memorial Library…

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In the fall of 1775 Congress chose brown as the original color for the national uniform. In October 1778, however, France sent uniforms with a predominance of blue coats (although there were also brown), and so on 2 October 1779 Congress switched to blue as the official color.

— Michael Stephenson
Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought (2007)