The figures in the background are predominantly portrayed in brown and blue in order to distinguish them from the more brightly colored central group, which is surrounded by shades of red.
The figures in the background are predominantly portrayed in brown and blue in order to distinguish them from the more brightly colored central group, which is surrounded by shades of red. Two horses can be seen in the rear as the sun creeps up illuminating the scene. Its artist used the Rhine as a model and copied the title figure's dress from an exhibition he had seen on a visit to America. Featuring several actual personages including Prince Whipple, a black patriot, and James Monroe, it depicts various men in fur hats struggling with ice floes that threaten to hit the foregrounded boat. Depicting an event that took place on Christmas Eve of 1776, FTP, identify this painting of the first president leading his army over a certain river, a work by Emmanuel Leutze.
The figures in the background are predominantly portrayed in brown and blue in order to distinguish them from the more brightly colored central group, which is surrounded by shades of red.
Washington Crossing the Delaware