Land can be seen on the left, and a man struggles with an ice floe, while other boats are visible in the right background.  
Painted in Dusseldorf in 1851, this work was such an immediate success that it brought its German-born American artist a commission to paint a mural for the United States Capitol, which culminated in 1860's Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way.  Land can be seen on the left, and a man struggles with an ice floe, while other boats are visible in the right background.  Identify this painting by Emanuel Leutze, whose title figure assumes a determined stance in a portrayal of, FTP, an event from Christmas Eve of 1776.
Painted in Dusseldorf in 1851, this work was such an immediate success that it brought its German-born American artist a commission to paint a mural for the United States Capitol, which culminated in 1860's Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way.  
Washington Crossing the Delaware