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I visited The Met recently, and I'm reasonably sure Washington Crossing the Delaware originated in the US.
It's actually German, lmao, though the artist grew up in America.
Oh, wow.
I was not aware of that, but appreciate the info. If you ever see the real thing it has the most grotesque, masturbatory Trumpist American gilded frame.
I didn't know that of the top of my head, I just vaguely remembered something about it and WW2, so I google the painting.
Strangely enough, that's how I've always imagined it.
Yeah, when I was standing in front of it it occurred to me that this was one of the most vulgarly nationalistic things I've ever seen.