Washington Rallying the Troops at Monmouth
by Eric Glaser
Title
Washington Rallying the Troops at Monmouth
Artist
Eric Glaser
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
"Washington Rallying the Troops at Monmouth"
Artist: Emanuel Leutze (American, born Germany, 1816-1868)
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (May 24, 1816 – July 18, 1868) was a German American history painter best known for his 1851 painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware." He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Title: Washington Rallying the Troops at Monmouth
Object Type: Painting
Genre: History Painting
Description: Painting titled Washington Rallying the Troops at Monmouth; depicts George Washington at the 1778 Battle of Monmouth. In 1857, Leutze painted a copy one-third of this size for the Monmouth County Historical Association.
Date: Original artwork: between circa 1851 and circa 1854 . Exhibited: 1854.
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 23 × 13 ft (701 × 396.2 cm)
Collection: Doe Memorial Library
Location: in Roger W. Heyns Reading Room, Charles Franklin Doe Memorial Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
Text Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Additional image editing by Eric Glaser
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May 28th, 2020
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