The taking of Yorktown [print]
P&E L1994.966m [mod]
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Title
The taking of Yorktown [print]
Description
1 colored photographic print ; 17 x 26 cm. on sheet 27 x 34 cm.
Call Number
P&E L1994.966m [mod]
Note
The print of the painting shows a wide view of the battlefield at the close of the Battle of Yorktown with columns of British solders marching in retreat while Washington,his family, and his slaves celebrate in the foreground. The original painting is on display at the Musee de Versailles.
On the reverse is a photograph of the signature portion of a "Letter from Benjamin Franklin to the Compte de Vergennes announcing the Yorktown victory. Passy, November 19, 1791" (Paris, Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, Correspondance Politique, Etats-Unis, vol. 19, fol. 248)
On the reverse is a photograph of the signature portion of a "Letter from Benjamin Franklin to the Compte de Vergennes announcing the Yorktown victory. Passy, November 19, 1791" (Paris, Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, Correspondance Politique, Etats-Unis, vol. 19, fol. 248)
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