Surrender of Colonel Rahl at the Battle of Trenton
Date1858
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; engraving on steel
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/16 in. x 10 3/4 in. (20.8 cm x 27.31 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Object numberWB-27D1
DescriptionThis print is an image of Colonel Johann Rahl, Commander of the Hessians, surrendering at the Battle of Trenton to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image, centered: "Surrender of Col. Rahl at the Battle of Trenton. / From the original Picture by Chappel, in the possession of the Publishers. / Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers New York / Entered according to act of Congress, A.D. 1858, by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the District court of the southern district of N.York.".
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c. 1841-1859
1859
