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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, 1er 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.
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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 ( Reusing this file) |
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse |
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1923. Public domain works must be out of copyright in both the United States and in the source country of the work in order to be hosted on the Commons. If the work is not a U.S. work, the file must have an additional copyright tag indicating the copyright status in the source country.
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