File:Surrender of Lord Cornwallis.jpg

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Artist



Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	6 June 1756	10 November 1843
Location of birth/death	Lebanon, Connecticut	New York
Work location	New York, London
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Surrender of Lord Cornwallis

Description

English: This painting depicts the forces of British Major General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805) (who was not himself present at the surrender), surrendering to French and American forces after the Siege of Yorktown (September 28 – October 19, 1781) during the American Revolutionary War. The United States government commissioned Trumbull to paint patriotic paintings, including this piece, for them in 1817, paying for the piece in 1820.

Français : Ce tableau dépeint le général britannique Charles Cornwallis, 1^er marquis Cornwallis (1738-1805), se rendant aux forces françaises et américaines après le siège de Yorktown (28 septembre - 10 octobre 1781) durant la guerre d'indépendance américaine. Cette peinture à l'huile sur toile fut exécutée par l'artiste américain John Trumbull en 1817. Il fut acheté par le gouvernement américain en 1820.

Date

1820, placed 1826

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 12 ft (3.7 m). Width: 18 ft (5.5 m).

Current location

Rotunda of the US Capitol

Washington D.C.

Notes

A preliminary version was painted in 1785.

Source/Photographer

http://www.aoc.gov/cc/photo-gallery/ptgs_rotunda.cfm

Permission
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