This short article points out the African-American oarsmen in Leutze's painting. Listed under Related Entries, is an article about Thomas Sully's painting of Washington crossing the Delaware.
The site where Washington led his men across the Delaware River is now a historic park with an excellent website created by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. This particular section tells the history of the event.
The huge (12 ft by 21 ft) oil painting that is on display in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art was not Leutze's first painting of Washington crossing the Delaware. The painting owned by the Met, was started in 1850. Visit this page to learn more.
This article includes a small map, showing Washington's approach on Trenton, and a first person report writtten by Elisha Bostwick, a soldier in the Continental Army. You'll find Bostwick's tale about half-way down the page.
From their Highlights of the American Revolution series, Awesome Stories tells the story of both the historical event and the famous oil painting by Leutze.
Surfnetkids.com recommends five websites about George Washington crossing the Delaware river.
Did George Washington really chop down a cherry tree? And what's this I hear about wooden teeth? Challenge the old myths and learn the truth about the man we call "The Father of our Country."
"No estate in America is more pleasantly situated than this," declared Washington, speaking of his eight-thousand acre home, Mount Vernon.
The Papers of George Washington was established in 1969 to compile and publish a complete edition of Washington's correspondence.
"Why should young Americans who care about their country and aspire to do something worthwhile with their lives be interested in the greatness of George Washington? ..."
Mark Pachter, curator of the National Portrait Gallery, calls Gilbert Stuart's 1796 full-length portrait of George Washington "probably the most important visual document from the founding of our country."
Published eight years after George Washington's death, David Ramsay's Life of George Washington achieved great popularity.
RSS Feed for This Page