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Washington crossing the Delaware: on the evening of Dec 25th. 1776, previous to the battle of Trenton – Historic Print

Washington crossing the Delaware: on the evening of Dec 25th. 1776, previous to the battle of Trenton, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1876. — antique lithograph
Washington crossing the Delaware: on the evening of Dec 25th. 1776, previous to the battle of Trenton, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1876.. Antique lithograph from the Presidents 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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Step back in time with Washington crossing the Delaware: on the evening of Dec 25th. 1776, previous to the battle of Trenton, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Washington crossing the Delaware: on the evening of Dec 25th. 1776, previous to the battle of Trenton

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Currier & Ives issued this hand-colored lithograph in 1876, a century after the event it depicts: George Washington's army crossing the Delaware River on the night of December 25, 1776, just before the surprise attack on the Hessian garrison at Trenton, New Jersey. The firm's version set the scene in the cold darkness of the river, with ice-choked water and boats making their way toward the New Jersey shore. Prints like this one were sold widely in the late nineteenth century, and the image helped shape the popular picture of Washington as a daring commander during the Revolution's most desperate winter.

Created / publishedNew York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1876.
Medium1 print : lithograph, hand-colored.
GenreLithographs Hand-colored 1870-1880.
NotesCurrier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 7057.
SubjectsWashington, George,--1732-1799--Military service. Trenton, Battle of, Trenton, N.J., 1776. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns & battles.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,154 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-108948

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