The iconic painting by Emanuel Leutze is often criticized today for being historically inaccurate and simplistically patriotic, but the truth is far more interesting.

Emanuel Leutze’s enormous 1851 painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware” depicts the general’s journey on Dec. 25, 1776, as he launched a surprise attack on hundreds of Hessian troops ...

Its cues are taken from the Emanuel Leutze painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware," a highly unlikely but powerful image of how the real-life event played out, and it resonates even today.

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