Cornwallis resigning sword to Washington

Steel-engraving by Archer & Boilley after Smirke; Washington in center, beneath banner and fortifications, accepting sword from Cornwallis, subordinates in background. Steel-engraving by Archer & Boilley after Smirke; Washington in center, beneath banner and fortifications, accepting sword from Cornwallis, subordinates in background. Upright; left margin trimmed; soiled, stained. Hanover, N.H., Book & Print Shop, 1955.

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Original record: Cornwallis resigning sword to Washington
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1732 – 1799
1738 – 1805
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Archer & Boilly (engraver)
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845 (artist)
Subject(s): Armies in art
Book & Print Shop
Continental Army
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis
Engravings (Prints)
Hanover, N.H.
History
Marquis
Portraits
Siege, 1781
United States
Washington, George
Yorktown (Va.)
Type: still image

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