Washington Crossing the Delaware by Edward Hicks, ca. 1840. Courtesy of Ginger H. and H. Richard Dietrich III.

The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull, oil on canvas, completed in 1820, in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Washington, D.C.

Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull, Architect of the Capitol, oil on canvas, 12' x 18', commissioned 1817, purchased 1819, placed 1826 in the Rotunda.

The Battle of Germantown by Xavier della Gatta, 1782. From the collection of The American Revolution Center.

The Forcing of the Hudson River Passage, October 9, 1776 by Dominic Serres, England, 1779, oil paint on canvas. Courtesy, Winterthur, gift of Henry Francis du Pont.

The South East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia by Peter Cooper. Library Company of Philadelphia.

General Nathanael Greene by Charles Willson Peale, oil on canvas, 1783, Montclair Art Museum. Museum purchase; Acquisition Fund.