Emanuel Leutze
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Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze was a German-born American history painter, best known for his 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Emanuel Leutze
Emanuel Leutze by G. & A. Overbeck (firm), c. 1868
Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851)
Grave of Emanuel Leutze at Glenwood Cemetery.
Washington Crossing the Delaware is the title of three 1851 oil-on-canvas paintings by the German-American artist Emanuel Leutze depicting General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River wi
Emanuel Leutze
…Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (May 24, 1816 – July 18, 1868) was a German-born American history painter, best known for his 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. Leutze was born in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Kingdom of Württemberg. He was brought to the United…
Washington Crossing the Delaware (1849–1850), the first painting by Emanuel Leutze
Washington Crossing The Delaware on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in May 2025
Washington Crossing the Delaware was projected on the Washington Monument in January 2026 during the United States Semiquincentennial celebrations.