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

Summary

Emanuel Leutze: Washington Crossing the Delaware

Artist



Alternative names	Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
Description	American-German painter, artist and architectural draftsperson
Date of birth/death	24 May 1816	18 July 1868
Location of birth/death	Gmünd, (now Schwäbisch Gmünd)	Washington, D.C.
Work location	Munich; Philadelphia
Authority file	: Q452321 VIAF: 37680930 ISNI: 0000000066766149 ULAN: 500005129 LCCN: n82096322 WGA: l/leutze WorldCat

Title

English: Washington Crossing the Delaware.

Français : Washington traversant le Delaware.

Українська: Вашингтон перетинає Делавар

Object type

painting

Genre

history painting

Depicted people

Date

1851

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 378.5 cm (12.4 ft); width: 647.7 cm (21.2 ft)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

	Native name	Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Location	Manhattan, New York City, United States
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.metmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q160236 VIAF: 126238294 ISNI: 0000000419368761 ULAN: 500125157 LCCN: n79129629 NLA: 36247933 WorldCat

Accession number

97.34

Place of creation

United States

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

Inscriptions

E. Leutze / Dusseldorf 1855

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 connu un grand succès en Angleterre et en Allemagne. La première version de ce sujet par Leutze date de 1849. Elle a été endommagée par le feu de son atelier en 1850, mais restaurée et acquise 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 considérable, 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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English: Emanuel Leutze's depiction of Washington's attack on Hessian forces at Trenton on the morning of December 26, 1776, was a great success in America and in Germany.

Other languages:

Čeština: 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 Hessian forces at Trenton on the morning of December 26, 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).

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.

Svenska: Emanuel Leutzes målning av George Washingtons färd över Delawarefloden den 25 december 1776 under amerikanska revolutionskriget.

Македонски: „Вашингтон ја преминува реката Делавер“. Емануел Лојце, 1851.

Русский: Нападение Вашингтона на гессенцев (немецких солдат, находившихся на английской службе) в Трентоне 25 декабря 1776 года. Картина Эмануэля Лойце.

বাংলা : ২৫ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭৬ সালের ট্রেনটনের হেসিয়ানের বিরুদ্ধে জর্জ ওয়াশিংটনের আক্রমণ। লুৎজের অঙ্কিত এই চিত্রকর্মে আমেরিকা ও জার্মানির একটি সফলতার কাহিনী ফুটে উঠেছে। এই বিষয়টি নিয়ে চিত্রশিল্পী প্রথম কাজ শুরু করে ১৮৪৯ সালে। ১৮৫০ সালে তাঁর স্টুডিওতে আগুন লেগে কাজটি নষ্ট হয়। পরবর্তীতে বার্মান কান্সথ্যাল এই চিত্রকর্মটি আবার সংস্কার করে ফুটিয়ে তোলেন। পরবর্তীতে ১৯৪২ সালে একটি বোম্বিংয়ে তা আবারও ধ্বংসপ্রাপ্ত হয়। ১৮৫০ সালে লুৎজে তাঁর এই চিত্রকর্মের একটি সংস্করণ তৈরি করেন, যা ১৯৫১ সালে নিউ ইয়র্কের একটি প্রদর্শনীতে প্রদর্শিত হয়। সেখানে মার্শাল ও. রবার্টস চিত্রকর্মটি ১০,০০০ মার্কিন ডলারে কিনে নেন। ১৮৫৩ সালে এম. কোয়েডলার চিত্রকর্মটি প্রকাশ করেন। এই চিত্রকর্মটি নিয়ে বিভিন্ন গবেষণা হয়েছে, এবং বিভিন্ন শিল্পী এর বিভিন্ন সংস্করণও এঁকেছেন।

한국어: 임마누엘 로이체의 델라웨어의 강을 건너는 워싱턴. 트렌턴의 독일군을 공격하는 워싱턴을 그리고 있다.

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）

中文：《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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current	22:56, 6 March 2023	4,313 × 2,473 (8.82 MB)	Crisco 1492	Reverted to version as of 04:37, 17 February 2012 (UTC) - Per Commons:Overwriting existing files; potentially controversial overwrite was never discussed, and this version has a large portion of the painting missing
	08:58, 8 April 2012	6,004 × 3,847 (8.41 MB)	Aavindraa	full res file
	04:37, 17 February 2012	4,313 × 2,473 (8.82 MB)	Morgan Riley	Returning to the version voted on as Featured; new version washes out a good amount of detail in attempt to brighten what is a naturally dark painting. This sort of change might best be done by creating a derivative image, rather than replacing one alread
	13:07, 26 December 2011	4,313 × 2,473 (2.32 MB)	Soerfm	Brightness
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