George Washington George Washington, The Battle of Dorchester Heights

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

George Washington, The Battle of Dorchester Heights, by Emanuel Leutze (German/American, 1816-1868)

This monumental (80”” x 120”) portrait, once owned by the Philadelphia Library, was painted by Leutze in 1853, not long after he completed his portrayal of “Washington Crossing the Delaware.” (One of the four studies for which is also in the Pamplin Collection.)

Here is an amazing opportunity to research unique documents online, available throught the efforts of the Pamplin Historical Park.

Pamplin Historical Park and the Museum of the Civil War Soldier is proud to have among our collection of artifacts and images, a large archive of documents dating from the 18th to 20th Centuries – including the famed Wiley Sword Collection which was donated in 2015. Many of those documents are too delicate for display, so to advance our mission of education and preservation we are making digital versions of these invaluable resources available to the public for use and research.