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Washington crossing the Delaware / Painted by T. Sully; Engraved by J.N. Gimbrede. – Vintage Print

Washington crossing the Delaware / Painted by T. Sully; Engraved by J.N. Gimbrede., 1842 — antique engraving
Washington crossing the Delaware / Painted by T. Sully; Engraved by J.N. Gimbrede., 1842. Antique engraving 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 / Painted by T. Sully; Engraved by J.N. Gimbrede., an antique engraving 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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Unlike many images of Washington, this wood engraving focuses on the crossing itself, the moment before the attack on Trenton, New Jersey. Thomas Sully painted the scene, and John Nagle Gimbrede engraved it for the *New-York Mirror*, where it appeared in the September 24, 1842, issue, facing page 305. Washington led his troops across the icy Delaware on the night of December 25, 1776, and surprised the Hessian garrison at Trenton the next morning, a victory that revived the Continental Army's hopes after a difficult autumn. Periodicals of the 1840s often relied on wood engravings like this one to bring famous episodes of the Revolution to a wide readership.

Created / published1842
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
GenrePeriodical illustrations 1840-1850.Wood engravings 1840-1850.
NotesIllus. in N.Y. Mirror, v. 20, no. 39 (1842 Sept. 24), facing p. 305.
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 × 1,139 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-110736

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