When did Emanuel Leutze paint the oil painting of Washington crossing the Delaware?
Washington Crossing the Delaware was painted by Emanuel Leutze in 1851, a German-born painter, living at the time in Germany. The river you see in the picture is actually a stand in for the Delaware. It’s the Rhine. It’s sort of fitting, actually. When Washington crossed the icy Delaware in the cold of winter on December 25, 177
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