How "Washington Crossing the Delaware," a painting by Emanuel Leutze, went 19th-century viral and became an emblem of U.S. patriotism.

By George, he's doing it again! Here’s a bit of trivia about Washington’s epic crossing of the Delaware in 1776.

About the painting. German-born artist Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, who was born 40 years after the battle, painted “Washington Crossing the Delaware” in Düsseldorf.

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A bit of trivia about Washington's epic crossing of the Delaware in 1776. ... 60-foot-long Durham boats will reincarnate the original crossing idealized in the painting by Emmanuel Leutze in 1851.