# Washington Crossing the Delaware

**Emanuel Leutze** (German American, 1816–1868)  
1851  
Oil on canvas  
149 x 255 in. (378.5 x 647.7 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 97.34. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11417).

## About this work

Emanuel Leutze painted this in 1851, aged 35. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Emanuel Leutze](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/emanuel-leutze)

German American, 1816–1868; born in Schwäbisch Gmünd; died in Washington, D.C.

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: American
- The artist was 35
- Real size: about 149 × 255 in (379 × 648 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 11 × 14 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 19th century
- Movement: [Realism](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/realism)
- Subjects: Soldiers, American Revolution, George Washington, Men, Horses, Flags, Boats
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/846.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/846/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/washington-crossing-the-delaware-met-11417).