The British Surrender Their Arms
Datec. 1819
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Subject
Charles, Lord Cornwallis
(British, 1738 - 1805)
Subject
Marquis de Lafayette
(French, 1757 - 1834)
Subject
Alexander Hamilton
(American, 1755 - 1804)
Subject
Henry Knox
(American, 1750 - 1806)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; etching
DimensionsOverall (Image: H x W): 21 1/2 in. x 33 in. (54.61 cm x 83.82 cm)
Overall (Frame: H x W): 26 1/2 in. x 35 7/8 in. (67.31 cm x 91.12 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edward G. Engel, 1998
Object numberPrint-5240/RP-833
DescriptionThis print is a group portrait of officers at the surrender of the British at the close of the American Revolution.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Drawn by John Francis Renault".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Engraved by Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co. and Wm. Allen".
Pritned in ink below the image: "Lincoln", "Rochambeau", "Hamilton", "Washington", "Knox", "De Lauzen", "Nelson", "La Fayette", "Tarleton", "Cornwallis", "Abercrombie", "O'Hara", "Symmonds", "Dundas", "Chewton".
Printed in ink on the bottom edge: "The British Surrender Their Arms to General Washington After Their Defeat at Yorktown in Virginia, 1781 / Jn. Fcis., Assistant Secretary to the Count de Grass, and Engineer to the French Army at the Siege of York / To the Defenders of American Independence, this Print is most respectfully inscribed by their Fellow Citizens."
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