File:Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze, MMA-NYC, 1851.jpg

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Artist	Emanuel Leutze (1816–1868)   Alternative names Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze Description German-American painter Date of birth/death 24 May 1816 18 July 1868 Location of birth/death Schwäbisch Gmünd, Württemberg (Germany) Washington DC Authority control WorldCat
Title	English: Washington Crossing the Delaware. Français : Washington traversant le Delaware. Українська: Вашингтон перетинає Делавар
Date	1851
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	378.5 × 647.7 cm (149 × 255 in)
Current location	Metropolitan Museum of Art   Native name Metropolitan Museum of Art Location New York City, United States Coordinates 40° 46′ 46.01″ N, 73° 57′ 47.20″ W    Established 1870 Website www.metmuseum.org Authority control WorldCat
Accession number	97.34
Object history	English: Second version: Provenance: With Goupil, Vibert and Company, Paris and New York, 1851–52; Marshall O. Roberts, New York, 1852–died 1880; his estate, 1880–97; sale, Ortgies and Company, Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, New York, January 20, 1897, no. 172; John S. Kennedy, New York, 1897
Notes	English: Leutze's depiction of Washington's attack on the Hessians at Trenton on the morning of December 26, 1776, was a great success in America and in Germany. Leutze began his first version of this subject in 1849. It was damaged in his studio by fire in 1850 and, although restored and acquired by the Kunsthalle Bremen, was again destroyed in a bombing raid in 1942. In 1850, Leutze began this version of the subject, which was placed on exhibition in New York during October of 1851. At this showing Marshall O. Roberts bought the canvas for the then-enormous sum of $10,000. In 1853, M. Knoedler published an engraving of it. Many studies for the painting exist, as do copies by other artists. Français : Ce tableau de Leutze représente l'attaque des "Hessiens" (soldats allemands combattant pour l'Angleterre) par George Washington à Trenton, le 26 décembre 1776. Il a reçu un grand succès en Angleterre et en Allemagne. La première version de ce sujet par Leutze date de 1849. Elle a été endommagée par un feu de son atelier en 1850, mais restaurée et acquis par le Kunsthalle de Brême, où elle fut détruite par un raid aérien en 1942. En 1850, Leutze a exécuté cette version, qui a été exposée à New York en octobre 1851. Elle a été acquise par Marshall O. Roberts pour la somme - alors énorme - de 10 000 $. En 1853, une version gravée du tableau a été publiée par M. Knoedler. Italiano: Emanuel Leutze, “Washington Crossing the Delaware” («Washington attraversa il Delaware», 1851), olio su tela 378,5 cm × 647,7 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art di New York. Il dipinto di Leutze raffigura l'attacco a sorpresa ( battaglia di Trenton) sferrato dagli indipendentisti americani contro gli Assiani, i reggimenti tedeschi al servizio della Gran Bretagna durante la Guerra di indipendenza americana (1775-1783). La prima versione di questo dipinto fu realizzata nel 1849. L'opera fu danneggiata successivamente (1850) da un incendio nello studio del pittore, restaurata ed esposta all'esibizione di New York nel 1851. Acquistata da Marshall O. Roberts per la somma - enorme per l'epoca - di 10 000 dollari, fu in seguito venduta al Kunsthalle Bremen, un museo di Brema, dove venne danneggiata nel 1942 a seguito di un bombardamento.
References	English: Smithsonian Art Inventory Catalog, IAP 36120525
Source/Photographer	The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 4 July 2010. It was captioned as follows: English: Emanuel Leutze's depiction of Washington's attack on the Hessians at Trenton on December 25, 1776, was a great success in America and in Germany. Other languages:  Česky: Emanuel Leutze: Washington překračující řeku Delaware ( olej na plátně, 1851) Dansk: Emanuel Leutze: Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851). Leutze var begyndt på billedet i 1849, men det blev skadet ved en brand i hans atelier i 1850. Han færddiggjorde dog billedet, der senere endte i Bremen, hvor det gik til grunde under en RAF-bombning under anden verdenskrig. Leutze malede endnu et billede med samme motiv, og dette billede var klar til udstilling i 1851 og kan nu ses på Metropolitan Museum of Art i New York. Deutsch: Emanuel Leutzes Gemälde von George Washingtons Fahrt über den Delaware River am 25. Dezember 1776 während der Amerikanischen Revolution. English: Emanuel Leutze's depiction of Washington's attack on the Hessians at Trenton on December 25, 1776, was a great success in America and in Germany. Español: Washington atraviesa el Delaware, de Emanuel Leutze (1851). Óleo sobre tela, 378,5×647,7 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art de Nueva York. La pintura de Leutze representa el ataque por sorpresa ( batalla de Trenton) de los independentistas americanos contra el regimiento alemán de Hesse-Kassel al servicio de la Gran Bretaña durante la Guerra de independencia americana (1775-1783). Hoy, 4 de julio, se festeja en los EE. UU. el aniversario de la declaración de independencia (1776). Français : Ce tableau de Leutze représente l'attaque des "Hessiens" (soldats allemands combattant pour l'Angleterre) par George Washington à Trenton, le 25 décembre 1776. Il a reçu un grand succès en Angleterre et en Allemagne. La première version de ce sujet par Leutze date de 1849. Elle a été endommagée par un feu de son atelier en 1850, mais restaurée et acquis par le Kunsthalle de Brême, où elle fut détruite par un raid aérien en 1942. En 1850, Leutze a exécuté cette version, qui a été exposée à New York en octobre 1851. Elle a été acquise par Marshall O. Roberts pour la somme - alors énorme - de 10 000 $. En 1853, une version gravée du tableau a été publiée par M. Knoedler. Italiano: Emanuel Leutze, “Washington Crossing the Delaware” («Washington attraversa il Delaware», 1851), olio su tela 378,5 cm × 647,7 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art di New York. Il dipinto di Leutze raffigura l'attacco a sorpresa ( battaglia di Trenton) sferrato dagli indipendentisti americani contro i reggimenti tedeschi dell' Assia-Kassel al servizio della Gran Bretagna durante la Guerra di indipendenza americana (1775-1783). Oggi, 4 luglio, si festeggia, negli USA, l'anniversario della dichiarazione di indipendenza (4 luglio 1776). 日本語: エマヌエル・ロイツェ作の油彩画『 デラウェア川を渡るワシントン』（1851年） 한국어: 임마누엘 로이체의 델라웨어의 강을 건너는 워싱턴. 트렌턴의 독일군을 공격하는 워싱턴을 그리고 있다. Македонски: „ Вашингтон ја преминува реката Делавер“. Емануел Лојце, 1851. Nederlands: Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851), een historiestuk van de Duits-Amerikaanse schilder Emanuel Leutze over de Slag bij Trenton tijdens de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog. Scène met de aanval van de Amerikaanse generaal George Washington op de Hessische huurlingen bij de plaats Trenton op 25 december 1776. Leutze maakte zijn eerste versie van dit schilderij in 1849, maar dit raakte een jaar later beschadigd door een brand in zijn atelier en werd dan wel hersteld en verkocht aan de Kunsthalle in Bremen, maar werd uiteindelijk verwoest tijdens een bomaanval in 1942. In 1850 begon Leutze met deze versie van zijn onderwerp die in oktober 1851 werd geëxposeerd in New York. Maarschalk Owen Roberts kocht het werk aldaar voor de toen enorme som van 10.000 dollar. In 1853 werd een gravure van het werk voltooid door M. Knoedler. Het was een van de eerste van vele kopieën en studies die zouden volgen. Português: Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851), óleo sobre tela de autoria do pintor Emanuel Leutze. Русский: Нападение Вашингтона на гессенцев (немецких солдат, находившихся на английской службе) в Трентоне 25 декабря 1776 года. Картина Эмануэля Лойце. Svenska: Emanuel Leutzes målning av George Washingtons färd över Delawarefloden den 25 december 1776 under amerikanska revolutionskriget. 中文（简体）‎: 《 华盛顿横渡特拉华河》： 洛伊茨描绘的1776年12月25日华盛顿在 特伦敦袭击黑森佣兵的场景。洛伊茨于1849年开始第一个版本的创作。1850年工作室遭遇火灾，该画被破坏。虽经修复并被不来梅艺术馆收购，又在1942年轰炸时被毁。 1850年，他开始本版本的创作。，1851年10月在纽约展出。马歇尔·罗伯茨以当时的天价10,000美元购买了此油画。 中文（繁體）‎: 埃瑪紐埃爾·洛伊茨的《 華盛頓橫渡德拉瓦河》，描繪了1776年12月25日華盛頓在 特倫頓襲擊黑森傭兵的場景。

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