Washington Crossing the Delaware
Washington Crossing the Delaware

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Washington Crossing the Delaware,

ca 1832

John Baker, American, 1826–1846
Published by Humphrey Phelps
x1946-4

Information

Title
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Dates

ca 1832

Maker
John Baker
Medium

Etching and stipple

Dimensions

plate: 45.4 x 38 cm. (17 7/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
sheet: 46 x 39 cm. (18 1/8 x 15 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Mather Collection

Object Number
x1946-4
Inscription

Inscribed in plate, lower left: Entered according to Act of Congress by H. Phelps, in the Office of the Clerk of Dist. Ct of the U.S. for the Southern District N.Y.

Inscribed in plate, lower center: WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE.

Culture
American
Type
prints, etchings
Subject
horses, soldiers, trees, rivers, riverbanks, boots, spurs (accessories worn)

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