The occupants of the boat in the foreground represent a cross-section of the American  demographic at the time, including a character wearing Scottish garb, an African American, a Native American, and  even future president James Monroe.
In January 2003, this painting was defaced when a former guard at the Metropolitan Museum glued a picture of the 9/11  attacks onto it; luckily there was no permanent damage. Though it is now a classic piece of Americana, this 1851 work  was painted by a German. The occupants of the boat in the foreground represent a cross-section of the American  demographic at the time, including a character wearing Scottish garb, an African American, a Native American, and  even future president James Monroe. FTP, what is this painting by Emanuel Leutze of a Christmas night mission before  the Battle of Trenton?
In January 2003, this painting was defaced when a former guard at the Metropolitan Museum glued a picture of the 9/11  attacks onto it; luckily there was no permanent damage.
Washington Crossing the Delaware