![]() ![]() The original, which is on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, was described by one newspaper in 1851 as "the grandest, most majestic, and most effective painting ever exhibited in America." side of the river, you can view a replica of the famous 1851 painting by German artist Emanuel Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware. Although not entirely accurate in its depiction (for example, the ice more closely resembles what one would observe on the Rhine River in Germany, not the Delaware), it remains one of our nation’s most recognized paintings. ![]() Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor's CenterĪt the visitor’s center on the Pa. ![]() Learn more about the annual Washington Crossing Reenactment.The spot where General Washington led his army across the Delaware River in pursuit of freedom is commemorated every Christmas Day during a mid-day reenactment. It was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. George Washington and his Continental Army of 2,400 heroes crossed the Delaware River’s ice-choked waters on Christmas night, 1776, ambushing roughly 1,400 Hessian troops in and around Trenton, N.J.Washington's troops faced a howling nor’easter with freezing rain, snow, strong winds and temperatures ranging from 29 to 33 degrees.Īlso present at the crossing was another future president, James Monroe. "George Washington Crossing the Delaware" painting. ![]() Photo of Reenactment with added effect of Leutze's ![]()
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