Surrender of Cornwallis: At York-Town Va. Oct. 1781

1845

Nathaniel Currier

Associated Names
Nathaniel Currier

Publisher, American, 1813 - 1888

The image shows a group of men outdoors engaged in a formal exchange. The group on the left includes men in blue military uniforms. A leader figure stands at the forefront, with other men in similar attire beside him. On the right, a line of men in red military uniforms face the group, with one man extending a sword. The setting is outdoors with a green tree canopy overhead, additional tents, and landscape in the background, suggesting a historical military encampment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.37

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reilly 1984, no. 6369

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1966

  • Our American Heritage, U.S. Army Security Agency Training Regiment, Fort Devens, MA, 1966, no cat.

Bibliography

1970

  • Conningham, Frederic A. Currier and Ives Prints: An Illustrated Check List. New York: Crown Publishers, 1970, p. 255, no. 5904.

1984

  • Reilly, Bernard F., Jr. Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonné: A Comprehensive Catalogue of the Lithographs of Nathaniel Currier, James Merrit Ives and Charles Currier, including Ephemera Associated with the Firm, 1834-1907, volume 2. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, 1984, p. 647, no. 6369.

Wikidata ID

Q65081327

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