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Washington midway between the two armies at Princeton / Van Ingen. – Antique Wall Art

Washington midway between the two armies at Princeton / Van Ingen., [between 1870 and 1910(?)] — antique engraving
Washington midway between the two armies at Princeton / Van Ingen., [between 1870 and 1910(?)]. Antique engraving from the Washington collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This antique engraving of Washington midway between the two armies at Princeton / Van Ingen. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Washington midway between the two armies at Princeton / Van Ingen.

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Here Washington sits on horseback in the open ground between the two opposing lines at Princeton, the moment the title describes. The fighting took place on January 3, 1777, when his army turned back British troops a week after the victory at Trenton, and the scene reflects the popular image of him steadying men under fire. The hand coloring, added to the black-and-white plate, was a common finish on 19th-century prints made for family parlors and schoolrooms. The title credits Van Ingen, and the picture shows how later generations preferred to remember the battle.

Created / published[between 1870 and 1910(?)]
Medium1 print : engraving, hand-colored.
GenreEngravings Hand-colored 1870-1910.
SubjectsWashington, George,--1732-1799--Military service. Princeton, Battle of, Princeton, N.J., 1777. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns & battles.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan865 × 1,077 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216587

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