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Washington, Crossing the Delaware–On the Evening of Dec. 25th 1776, previous to the Battle of Trenton.

Scene from the American Revolution. George Washington at left on horseback points to the river as the troops embark across the river in rowboats.

Credit: Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962

1876
Hand-colored lithograph
22.7 x 31.5cm
63.550.439
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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