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Passage of the Delaware, in Dec. 25th, 1776, by the American troops under the command of General Washington

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Print shows an advertisement for the painting "Passage of the Delaware" that was "on exhibition at Sully & Earle's Gallery of Paintings, No. 169, Chesnut Street, nearly opposite the Museum, Philadelphia." The advertisement includes an excerpt of text concerning the crossing of the Delaware, a small sketch of the river in relation to Trenton and the point of crossing, and portraits of "Genl. Washington" and "Col. Knox."

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01/01/1819
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Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872, artist.
Earle, J. S.
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Library of Congress
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http://lccn.loc.gov/
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washington george military service knox henry art exhibitions pennsylvania philadelphia rivers delaware river ny del and n j history revolution campaigns and battles advertisements letterpress works wood engravings passage delaware american troops american troops command general washington 1819 book illustrations