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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
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis Edit this at Wikidata
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre history painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
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.
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 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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Note: This tag should not be used for sound recordings.PD-1923Public domain in the United States//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Surrender_of_Lord_Cornwallis.jpg
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