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On the cover is a painting (No. 5) that came from an old tavern. It was painted by Benjamin Hicks of Newtown, Pennsylvania, and is a copy of the Sully picture of Washington crossing the Delaware. Originally this painting was on a covered bridge on the Jersey side, near Taylorsville, Penn. A similar one that once hung on the Pennsylvania side of the river is in the collection of the Historical Society of Bucks County.

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On the cover is a painting (No. 5) that came from an old tavern. It was painted by Benjamin Hicks of Newtown, Pennsylvania, and is a copy of the Sully picture of Washington crossing the Delaware. Originally this painting was on a covered bridge on the Jersey side, near Taylorsville, Penn. A similar one that once hung on the Pennsylvania side of the river is in the collection of the Historical Society of Bucks County.
Additional title: Washington crossed here Christmas Eve 1776, aided by Genl Sullivan Greene, Lord Sterling Mercer & St. Claire
Collection

Print Collection portrait file

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George Washington

Scenes in his life

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1920 - 1975 (Approximate)
Publisher: Macy Galleries
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Life Scenes
Genres
Clippings
Notes
Content: Title taken from caption on verso ; additional title from title in work.
Content: Imprinted at foot of sheet: "Macy Galleries."
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): da63e730-284b-0131-1576-58d385a7b928
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Item timeline of events

  • 1920: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "On the cover is a painting (No. 5) that came from an old tavern. It was painted by Benjamin Hicks of Newtown, Pennsylvania, and is a copy of the Sully picture of Washington crossing the Delaware. Originally this painting was on a covered bridge on the Jersey side, near Taylorsville, Penn. A similar one that once hung on the Pennsylvania side of the river is in the collection of the Historical Society of Bucks County." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920 - 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a51ed160-292e-0131-3ddb-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "On the cover is a painting (No. 5) that came from an old tavern. It was painted by Benjamin Hicks of Newtown, Pennsylvania, and is a copy of the Sully picture of Washington crossing the Delaware. Originally this painting was on a covered bridge on the Jersey side, near Taylorsville, Penn. A similar one that once hung on the Pennsylvania side of the river is in the collection of the Historical Society of Bucks County." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a51ed160-292e-0131-3ddb-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1920 - 1975). On the cover is a painting (No. 5) that came from an old tavern. It was painted by Benjamin Hicks of Newtown, Pennsylvania, and is a copy of the Sully picture of Washington crossing the Delaware. Originally this painting was on a covered bridge on the Jersey side, near Taylorsville, Penn. A similar one that once hung on the Pennsylvania side of the river is in the collection of the Historical Society of Bucks County. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a51ed160-292e-0131-3ddb-58d385a7b928

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On the cover is a painting (No. 5) that came from an old tavern. It was painted by Benjamin Hicks of Newtown, Pennsylvania, and is a copy of the Sully picture of Washington crossing the Delaware. Originally this painting was on a covered bridge on the Jersey side, near Taylorsville, Penn. A similar one that once hung on the Pennsylvania side of the river is in the collection of the Historical Society of Bucks County.