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Photo, Print, Drawing 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, Kearny & Co. and Wm. Allen.

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[ digital file from b&w film copy neg. ]

About this Item

Title

  • 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, Kearny & Co. and Wm. Allen.

Summary

  • 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.

Names

  • Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co.
  • Renault, John Francis, artist

Created / Published

  • c1819 January 28th.

Headings

  • -  Surrenders--British--Virginia--Yorktown--1780-1790
  • -  Military officers--British--Virginia--Yorktown--1780-1790
  • -  Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781
  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Surrenders--British

Headings

  • Allegories--1810-1820.
  • Engravings--1810-1820.
  • Proofs--1810-1820.

Genre

  • Allegories--1810-1820
  • Proofs--1810-1820
  • Engravings--1810-1820

Notes

  • -  1050 U.S. Copyright Office.
  • -  Title from item.
  • -  Caption continues: To the defenders of American independence, this print is most respectfully inscribed by their fellow citizen, Jn. Fcis. Renault, assistant secretary to the Count de Grass, and engineer to the French Army, at the siege of York.
  • -  Entered according to Act of Congress, the 28th day of January, 1819.
  • -  Library has two impressions.
  • -  Inscribed in ink on verso of proof: No. 1050. Title page of a print. Deposited 28 Jany 1819 by Tanner, Vallance, Kearney & Co. as proprietors.
  • -  Inscribed in ink on proof: Engd. by Tanner, Vallance, Kearney & Co.
  • -  Exhibited in: Creating the United States, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2009.

Medium

  • 1 print : engraving.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PGA - Tanner--British surrendering ... (D size) [P&P] PGA - Tanner--British surrendering ... Another impression, proof.

Repository

  • Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Digital Id

  • pga 02820 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.02820
  • pga 03352 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.03352
  • cph 3a04045 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a04045

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2006678624

Reproduction Number

  • LC-DIG-pga-02820 (digital file from original print) LC-DIG-pga-03352 (digital file from original print, proof) LC-USZ62-45 (b&w film copy neg.)

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

  • image

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  • Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-02820 (digital file from original print) LC-DIG-pga-03352 (digital file from original print, proof) LC-USZ62-45 (b&w film copy neg.)
  • Call Number: PGA - Tanner--British surrendering ... (D size) [P&P] PGA - Tanner--British surrendering ... Another impression, proof.
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Chicago citation style:

Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co, and John Francis Renault. The British surrendering their arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at YorkTown in Virginia October/ drawn by John Francis Renault ; engraved by Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co. and Wm. Allen. United States Virginia Yorktown, ca. 1819. January 28th. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006678624/.

APA citation style:

Tanner, V. & Renault, J. F. (ca. 1819) The British surrendering their arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at YorkTown in Virginia October/ drawn by John Francis Renault ; engraved by Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co. and Wm. Allen. United States Virginia Yorktown, ca. 1819. January 28th. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2006678624/.

MLA citation style:

Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co, and John Francis Renault. The British surrendering their arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at YorkTown in Virginia October/ drawn by John Francis Renault ; engraved by Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co. and Wm. Allen. January 28th. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2006678624/>.