Engraving
- Title:
- Washington Crossing the Delaware
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2010.501.1101
- Creator:
- Rogers, John (1808-1888)
Ceramicist - Date:
- 1857
- Description:
- Engraving. George Washington (1732-1799) crossing the Delaware River on December 25, 1776. Full-length portrait of several men crossing the Delaware River. Washington stands in the boat facing the shore, many men sit as the row the boat. A man at the head of the boat attempts to push an ice-block out of the way. An officer and a soldier behind Washington struggle to hold onto an American flag in the wind. The river around them in filled with ice-blocks and several most boats attempt the crossing can be seen in the background. "Painted by E. Leutze. / Engd. by J. Rogers. / WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE. / New York, Virtue, Emmins & Co. / Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1857, by Virtue, Emmins & Co in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of N. York. / Engd. by permission of Goupil & Co." printed below portrait.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-7 W-10.2 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Washington, George
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