Engraving

Title:

Washington Passing the Delaware, Evening previous to the Battle of Trenton, Dec. 25th 1776

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1977.021.004

Creator:

Sully, Thomas (1783-1872)Artist; Humphreys, William (1794-1865)Engraver; Lang, George S. (1799-1877)Engraver

Date:

circa 1825

Description:

Engraving, Washington Passing the Delaware, Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, Dec. 25th 1776, etched by William Humphrys (1794-1865), engraved by George S. Lang (1799-1877), after a painting by Thomas Sully (1783-1872), published by Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1792-1868), and printed by B. Rodgers, c. 1825. Ink on paper. Evening scene. George Washington (1732-1799) on white horse on hill overlooking the Delaware River, right of center; Washington looks to left. Men on horseback at right. Soldiers with cannon left foreground. Solders and horses line riverbank waiting to cross in left middle ground, while boats packed with soldiers cross river; hills and building on background shore. Image is surrounded by border with fine vertical stripes. Title lower center in border: "WASHINGTON PASSING THE DELAWARE, / Evening previous to the Battle of Trenton, Dec. 25,th [superscript 'th']1776. " Unsigned. Black painted frame with raised, gilded exterior molding; interior gilding, glazed; matted.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-16.1 W-20.1 inches

Provenance:

Acquired with household goods, photographs, and other memorabilia of the Hammond / Kimball families of Concord, NH. Priscilla Hammond (1900-1977) was the daughter of Otis G. Hammond (1869-1944), former Director of NHHS.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Washington, George (1732-1799), Sully, Thomas (1783-1872), Lang, George S. (1799-1877), Hammond, Priscilla (1900-1977)

Subjects:

Washington, George