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John Trumbull: Surrender of Lord Cornwallis  wikidata:Q3212180 reasonator:Q3212180
Artist
John Trumbull  (1756–1843)  wikidata:Q369263
 
John Trumbull
Description American painter and architect
Date of birth/death 6 June 1756 Edit this at Wikidata 10 November 1843 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Lebanon Edit this at Wikidata Category:New York
Work location
New York, London
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artist QS:P170,Q369263
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Title
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre history painting Edit this at Wikidata
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 central figures depicted are Generals Charles O'Hara and Benjamin Lincoln. 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 la reddition de l'armée du général britannique Charles Cornwallis, 1er marquis Cornwallis (1738–1805) (qui n'était pas à la scène lui-même), aux forces françaises et américaines après le siège de Yorktown (28 septembre – 10 octobre 1781) durant la guerre d'indépendance américaine. Les hommes centraux sont le général britannique Charles O'Hara et le général américain Benjamin Lincoln. 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.
Depicted people
Date 1820, placed 1826
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 12 ft (365.7 cm); width: 18 ft (548.6 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,12U3710
dimensions QS:P2049,18U3710
Rotunda of the US Capitol
Current location
Washington D.C.
Place of creation United States of America Edit this at Wikidata
Notes A preliminary version was painted in 1785.[1]
References https://www.aoc.gov/art/historic-rotunda-paintings/surrender-lord-cornwallis Edit this at Wikidata
Source/Photographer http://www.aoc.gov/cc/photo-gallery/ptgs_rotunda.cfm
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current03:42, 18 January 2007Thumbnail for version as of 03:42, 18 January 20073,000 × 1,978 (4.52 MB)Davepapehigh resolution version
05:01, 18 November 2006Thumbnail for version as of 05:01, 18 November 2006520 × 343 (29 KB)Neutrality{{Information |Description=The surrender of the British at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781, ended the Revolutionary War. Trumbull placed American General Benjamin Lincoln at the center on a white horse, with French officers on the left and America

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