The British Surrendering Their Arms to General Washington
Date1819
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Subject
Marquis de Lafayette
(French, 1757 - 1834)
Subject
Charles, Lord Cornwallis
(British, 1738 - 1805)
Subject
Henry Knox
(American, 1750 - 1806)
Geography
Published -
United States
DimensionsOverall (Image): 23 1/2 in. x 33 in. (59.69 cm x 83.82 cm)
Overall (Frame): 33 7/8 in. x 42 7/8 in. (86.04 cm x 108.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Albert H. Small, 1995
Object numberPrint-4440/RP-656
DescriptionThis print is an image of the historic scene of Britain's surrender to the Americans at the close of the American Revolutionary War. Generals Washington and Cornwallis are depicted facing one another surrounded by officers from their own armies. There is a group of soldiers standing between the two men facilitating the transfer of the sword of Cornwallis at Yorktown. MarkingsPrinted in ink on a stone urn within the image: "Sullivan / Putnam / Hancock / Franklin / Mercer / Warren / Montgomery".
Printed in ink below the bottom edge of the image (left to right): "Drawn by J.F. Renault.", "Lincoln.", "Rochambeau.", "Washington.", "Knox.", "Louzon.", "La Fayette.", "Tarleton.", "Cornwallis.", "Abercrombie.", "Chewton", "Engd. by S.H. Gimber".
Printed in ink below the image: "The British Surrendering their arms to Gen. Washington after thier defeat at Yorktown, Virginia. October, 1781."
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