Engraving

Title:

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

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1995.585.16

Creator:

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

Place of Origin:

Philadelphia, PA

Date:

1825

Description:

Engraving, Washington Passing the Delaware, Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, Dec. 25th 1776, etched by William Humphreys (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, 1825. Ink on paper on paperboard. 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. 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. " Below, in lower margin: "Painted by T. Sully.", "Philadelphia, Published by Samuel Augustus M{itc]hell. May 20th 1825.", " Printed by B. Rogers", "Etched by W. Humphreys.", "Engraved by G. S. Lang." Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-14.9 W-19.2 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Washington, George (1732-1799), Whipple, Prince, Sully, Thomas (1783-1872), Humphreys, William (1794-1865), Lang, George S. (1799-1877)

Subjects:

War