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earlymountainrain t1_j1qr0gz wrote

The actual painting at the Met Museum is enormous.

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mdp300 t1_j1r3xme wrote

It's bigger than an entire wall of my living room, I was really surprised by it. And wasn't it painted by a German guy who had never even been here but loved the story?

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jarrettbrown t1_j1runmw wrote

It's huge and no one ever really goes to see it. As a member of the Met, there has been time where I was the only one in that gallery and it's surreal.

Also, fact of the day: The river isn't the Delaware, it's actually based off a river in Europe. The Delaware doesn't get chunks that large around that time.

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Wandego t1_j1u0806 wrote

> Colonel Henry Knox, who commanded Washington’s artillery, described the crossing in a letter to his wife on December 28: “Floating ice in the river made the labor almost incredible…Night was cold and stormy; it hailed with great violence.”

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janzyellie t1_j1rufaz wrote

Yeah, it’s huge over 20 feet long! Really impressive in person

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