A portrait of an admiral in this conflict was discovered in 2008 to have been overlaid with African features. An artist and soldier from this conflict depicted himself wrapped in a cart in a cartoon titled for his “triumphant entry.” A painting showing a failed siege in this conflict depicts the black soldier Pompey avenging a superior’s death. A notably inaccurate portrayal of an event in this conflict whitewashed one subject and copied the engraving (*) Fruits of Arbitrary Power. A large flag flies above Major Pierson as he dies in a painting of this conflict. That painting is by engraver Henry Pelham’s half-brother John Singleton Copley. Prince Whipple may be in a painting of this conflict showing the title figure on a boat crossing an icy river. For 10 points, name this war depicted in Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware. ■END■
ANSWER: American Revolution [or Revolutionary War or War of American Independence;]
<Felix Wang, Visual Fine Arts>
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