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This list of ten great Revolutionary War paintings—highlighting works in both American and European collections—follows the course of the war through dramatic and compelling scenes of struggle, violence and triumph that illuminate the vast scope of this world-wide conflict.
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These ten American Revolution paintings reflected and shaped the way Americans understood the ir history in the first half of the nineteenth century.
In this article, we will delve into the 10 most famous Revolutionary War paintings and examine what the artists’ intent was likely to be when they created them. 1. Washington Crossing the Delaware – Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
DON TROIANI is a traditional academic realist painter well known for his extremely accurate historical and military paintings mostly of the Civil War and American Revolution.
These ten great Revolutionary War prints, created by British, American, and French artists and engravers document the war for independence in rich detail.
Set under a blackening smoke-filled sky and against a chaotic background of dead and dying men, he depicts the climactic moment when American Major General Joseph Warren is mortally wounded by a musket ball just as the British successfully press beyond American lines.
Paintings are our best visual reference of what the American Revolution was like, for those who lived through it. They offer a glimpse into what people wore, how battles were fought, and what it felt like to live during the Revolutionary War.
