The British surrendering their arms to Gen: Washington after their defeat at Yorktown in Virginia October 1781 / drawn by John Francis Renault ; engraved by Tanner, Vallance, Kearney & Co. and Wm. Allen

The British surrendering their arms to Gen: Washington after their defeat at Yorktown in Virginia October 1781 / drawn by John Francis Renault ; engraved by Tanner, Vallance, Kearney & Co. and Wm. Allen

c1819 January 28th.

1 print ; 63 x 86 cm.; inside mat 64 x 87 cm. ; inside frame 84 x 106 cm. ; outside frame 94 x 116 cm.
Engraving

P&E L1991.15.1 [framed]

Print showing British officers on the right, with Cornwallis presenting his sword, and French and American officers, center and left, with George Washington holding his hat in his left hand. Officers identified, from left: "Lincoln, Rochambeau, Hamilton, Washington, Knox, De Lauzen, Nelson, La Fayette, Tarleton, Cornwallis, Abercrombie, O'Hara, Symmonds, Dundas, [and] Chewton." Allegorical scene on the right, behind the British, showing discord, a female figure, wearing liberty cap and floating on clouds, sends lightning bolts to up-end people and a chariot; on the left, behind American and French officers, prosperity stands next to cornucopia, with Justice and others in attendance, next to a tall pillar topped with Liberty holding staff with liberty cap.
A gift of Frank Mauran (1924-2022), Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati, 29th president general, 1991.
Exhibited in Roads to Yorktown, Society of the Cincinnati, Washington D.C., 2006.
Digitized image available, see URL.

P&E L1991.15.1

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