The Surrender of Earl Cornwallis (Lieutenant General of the British Army in North America) to General Washington & Count De Rochambeau, on the 19th of October, 1781
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed and inlaid): 6 15/16 x 4 7/16 in. (17.7 x 11.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession Number
24.90.1575
Tags
Art Historical Context
This engraving, titled *The Surrender of Earl Cornwall (Lieutenant General of British Army in North America) to General Washington & Count Rochambeau, on 19th of October 1781*, captures of the defining moments of the American Revolution: the surrender at Yorktown,. Produced between 1781 and 1783 by T., with figures including George Washington, William Hamilton,adier General Charles O'Hara (acting for the absent Cornwallis), it depicts the formal handover amid soldiers, flags, and generals, symbolizing the turning point that led to American independence. As a compact engraving—measuring just 6...
About the Artist
T. Thornton|George Washington|William Hamilton|Brigadier General Charles O'Hara|Charles, Earl Cornwallis (British|American|British|British|British) · 1780 |1732 |1751 |1740 |1738 –1789 |1799 |1801 |1802 |1805
British, active 1780–89|American, 1732–1799|British, London 1751–1801 London|British, Lisbon 1740–1802 Gibraltar|British, London 1738–1805 Ghazipur, India