The Surrender of Cornwallis
Date1932
After
Arthur Szyk
(Polish, 1894 - 1951)
Engraver
Max Jaffe
(Austrian, 1877 - 1939)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Subject
Charles, Lord Cornwallis
(British, 1738 - 1805)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; collotype.
DimensionsImage (H x W): 6 1/2 in. × 4 3/4 in. (16.51 cm × 12.07 cm)
Overall (H x W): 7 1/4 in. × 5 1/2 in. (18.42 cm × 13.97 cm)
Credit LineGift of Albert H. Small, 2010
Object numberM-5500
DescriptionThis print is an image depicting George Washington accepting the British surrender at Yorktown at the end of the American Revolutionary War.MarkingsPrinted in ink on the cartouches at the bottom of the image: "The Surrender of Cornwallis / E Pluribus Unum".
Printed in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Copyright 1932 by Max Jaffe".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Arthur Szyk, Paris 1930".
Printed in ink on the bottom-left corner of the sheet: "Arthur Szyk pinx."
Printed in ink on the bottom-right corner of the sheet: "Made by Max Jaffe, Vienna, Austria".
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1932
