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.
Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way is a 20-by-30-foot painted mural displayed behind the western staircase of the House of Representatives chamber in the United States Capitol Building. The m
Emanuel Leutze
…Leutze was commissioned by the U.S. Congress to decorate a stairway in the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, for which he painted a large composition, Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way, which is also commonly known as Westward Ho!. Late in life, he became a member of the National Academy of Design. He was also a member of the Union…
Emanuel Leutze Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way Capitol
Emanuel Leutze Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way Smithsonian
US Capitol rotunda outside