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Capitulation de Cornwallis: Washington, Rochambeau, Lafayette, 19 Septembre, 1781

1819–21(?)
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Capitulation de Cornwallis: Washington, Rochambeau, Lafayette, 19 Septembre, 1781
  • Engraver: Jean-Louis Delignon (French, Paris 1755–ca. 1804)
  • Artist: After François Nicolas Martinet (French, Paris 1731–ca. 1804)
  • Sitter: Charles, Earl Cornwallis (British, London 1738–1805 Ghazipur, India)
  • Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
  • Sitter: Marquis de Lafayette (French, 1757–1834)
  • Sitter: Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (French, 1725–1807)
  • Date: 1819–21(?)
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 10 1/2 × 16 1/4 in. (26.7 × 41.3 cm)
    Sheet: 14 3/4 × 21 3/16 in. (37.4 × 53.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
  • Object Number: 83.2.962
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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