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The British surrendering their arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at York Town in Virginia October 1781.
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Creator(s)
Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co.
Contributor(s)
Allen, William, engraver.
Renault, John Francis, artist.
Renault, John Francis, publisher.
Title
The
British
surrendering
their
arms
to
Gen
.
Washington
after
their
defeat
at
York
Town
in
Virginia
October
1781
.
Link to library catalog record
http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=420399
Date
[1819]
.
Publisher
Philadelphia
:
Engraved
by
Tanner
Vallance
,
Kearny
&
Co
. and
Wm
.
Allen
Physical Description
1
print
:
engraving
,
b&w
;
image
54
x
83.3
cm.
,
sheet
60.5
x
87
cm
.
Summary
Symbolic
representation
of the
surrender
of
Yorktown
.
Groups
of
officers
are
arranged
across
the
foreground
.
Principal
figures
from
left
to
right
:
Gen
.
Benjamin
Lincoln
who
actually
accepted
the
surrender
; the
Comte
de
Rochambeau
,
commander
of the
French
forces
aiding
the
Americans
;
George
Washington
;
Alexander
Hamilton
;
Gen
.
Henry
Knox
; the
Duc
de
Lauzun
,
one
of the
French
allies
;
Thomas
Nelson
,
Governor
of
Virginia
; the
Marquis
de
Lafayette
;
Banastre
Tarleton
,
British
cavalry
officer
;
Lord
Charles
Cornwallis
,
commander
of the
British
forces
who
was not
present
at the
surrender
;
Sir
Robert
Abercromby
;
Gen
.
Charles
O'Hara
,
Cornwallis's
deputy
at the
surrender
;
Capt
.
Thomas
Symonds
,
Royal
Navy
;
Francis
Dundas
; and
Lord
Chewton
. At the
left
of the
picture
a
Negro
servant
holds
a
horse
. In the
left
background
behind
the
American
officers
a
group
of
allegorical
female
figures
representing
Peace
,
Justice
, and
Plenty
and a
cherub
holding
the "
American
Constitution
"
surround
an
urn
inscribed
with the
names
of the
heroes
of the
Revolution
. A
triumphal
column
stands
to the
right
of the
urn
. In the
center
background
groups
of
soldiers
and
civilians
occupy
an
open
field
. In the
right
background
behind
the
British
officers
Liberty
in a
Phrygian
cap
on a
cloud
hurls
thunderbolts
at the
figures
in an
overturned
chariot
. A
single-line
ink
border
surrounds
three
sides
of the
image
. A
key
below
the
image
identifies
the
principal
figures
. The
engraving
firm
of
Tanner
,
Vallance
,
Kearney
&
Co
. was in
partnership
in
Philadelphia
from
1817-1819
.
Groce
and
Wallace
states
that this
print
was
published
by
Renault
in
1819
.
Gift
of
Howard
Witherall
Lang
.
Subject(s)
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805--Portraits.
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804--Pictorial works.
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806--Pictorial works.
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Pictorial works.
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810--Portraits.
Nelson, Thomas, 1738-1789--Pictorial works.
Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de, 1725-1807--Portraits.
Tarleton, Lieutenant-General (Banastre), 1754-1833--Portraits.
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Portraits.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns--Pictorial works.
Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Pictorial works.
Genre terms
Allegorical prints--United States--1810-1820.
Engravings--United States--1810-1820.
Location/Call number
Prints and Photographs Dept. (Appointment required) D 5 Was.g.re.(no.1)
Provenance
Lang, Howard Witherall,. donor.
Source
444_97.tif
Rights
Collection of the Boston Athenaeum. May not be reproduced or quoted without written permission. For more information, see
http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/46
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