Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown Va. Oct. 19th 1781
date: label: Date made
content: 1852
label: associated date
content: 1781 10 19
name: label: depicted
content: Lincoln, Benjamin
label: depicted
content: Washington, George
label: depicted
content: O'Hara, Charles
label: referenced
content: Cornwallis, Charles
label: lithographer
content: Currier, Nathaniel
label: original artist
content: Trumbull, John
notes: label: Description
content: Color print of formal military surrounder ceremony. Mounted American and French officers in blue uniforms with gold braid form lines on right and left, flanking General Benjamin Lincoln (originally the figure was painted as Cornwallis) who is mounted on a white horse to receive the sword of General Cornwallis from General Charles O'Hara. Cornwallis was sick and not actually present for the surrender ceremony. General O'Hara, his second in command, and two other British officers wear red coats with gold braids. General George Washington is depicted in the background on the right, mounted on the right beside the American flag. This print was copied from the original painting by John Trumbull, who while not present for the 1781 surrender, was familiar with several eye witnesses and served under Washington.
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: depicted
content: United States: Virginia, Yorktown
topic: label: depicted
content: Revolutionary War
label: depicted
content: Horseback Riding
label: Subject
content: Diplomacy
label: depicted
content: Uniforms, Military
label: depicted
content: Horses
label: Subject
content: Chronology: 1850-1859
label: depicted
content: Patriotism and Patriotic Symbols
label: depicted
content: Flags
label: related event
content: Seige and Surrender of British Forces at Yorktown, Virginia
label: related event
content: American Revolution
label: related event
content: Surrender at Yorktown
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Art
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.63.0180
label: catalog number
content: 63.0180
label: accession number
content: 242030
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lithograph
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: image: 15 1/2 in x 24 7/8 in; 39.37 cm x 63.1825 cm