British Destroy American Patriotic Painting (1 Viewer)

[Terp152]

Now reading David Hackett Fisher's "Washington's Crossing," about Crossing the Delaware, Battle of Trenton, and New Jersey campaign. He write's about Emanuel Leutze's famous painting, which every American school child knows (or used to). Leutze completed a copy which now hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The original, completed in 1850, was on display in the Bremen Art Museum. THe painting was destroyed in an RAF bombing in 1942.

So, do you think they did it on purpose as a belated act of revenge? {eek3} Chris

 

[lancer]

Now reading David Hackett Fisher's "Washington's Crossing," about Crossing the Delaware, Battle of Trenton, and New Jersey campaign. He write's about Emanuel Leutze's famous painting, which every American school child knows (or used to). Leutze completed a copy which now hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The original, completed in 1850, was on display in the Bremen Art Museum. THe painting was destroyed in an RAF bombing in 1942.

So, do you think they did it on purpose as a belated act of revenge? {eek3} Chris

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I believe it was specifically targeted with one of them thar RAF 'smart' bombs. The British never did get over losing all that cheap tobacky.:wink2:^&grin -- Al

 

[johnnybach]

I believe it was specifically targeted with one of them thar RAF 'smart' bombs. The British never did get over losing all that cheap tobacky.:wink2:^&grin -- Al

I think that lots got over losing the baccy - when many of them realised what it was doing to their lungs! And I don't think them thar bombs wuz all that smart in 1942 - and most were dropped by the RAF in the dark. They just dropped 'em and they went bang, Al. {eek3} jb

 

[Larry Allen]

An interesting note to this thread.

The book is a pretty good and factual for the most part.

HOWEVER ... the Painting by Emanuel Leutze is mostly fantasy. A wonderful painting to be sure, but not really factual.

As we have discussed so many times on this forum, a movie is meant for entertainment and NOT to teach history. For this historic painting the same truths can be applied.

Still, I have that one in my hobby room.

As a side note, I live in Waldoboro, Maine. Conrad Heyer (1749 - 1856) served in the Continental Army as was one of George Washington's Personal Guards. In our historical society library is his diary, in which he describes the row across the river on the memorable night along with Washington, but that is in question.

--- LaRRy

 

[Andanna]

Can we now talk about the English burning down the White House? Was that an accident, too?

 

[BHogan]

Can we now talk about the English burning down the White House? Was that an accident, too?

Naw that was just payment in kind for the American army razing Toronto. {sm2}{sm3}

Brendan