Object Details
- depicted
- Lincoln, Benjamin
- Washington, George
- O'Hara, Charles
- referenced
- Cornwallis, Charles
- lithographer
- Currier, Nathaniel
- original artist
- Trumbull, John
- Description
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
- 1852
- associated date
- 1781 10 19
- ID Number
- DL.63.0180
- catalog number
- 63.0180
- accession number
- 242030
- Object Name
- lithograph
- Measurements
- image: 15 1/2 in x 24 7/8 in; 39.37 cm x 63.1825 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- depicted
- United States: Virginia, Yorktown
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- Art
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- depicted
- Revolutionary War
- Horseback Riding
- Subject
- Diplomacy
- depicted
- Uniforms, Military
- Horses
- Subject
- Chronology: 1850-1859
- depicted
- Patriotism and Patriotic Symbols
- Flags
- related event
- Seige and Surrender of British Forces at Yorktown, Virginia
- American Revolution
- Surrender at Yorktown
- Record ID
- nmah_439554
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-e19f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
