Tanner, Vallance, Kearney & Co.
The British surrendering their Arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at York Town in Virginia October 1781

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Engraver Tanner, Vallance, Kearney & Co. (Philadelphia, 1819–1823)Philadelphia, 1819–1823

Engraverand William Allan (American, 1782–1850)American, 1782–1850

Artistafter John Francis Renault (American, 1781–1815, active France)American, 1781–1815, active France

CultureAmerican

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The British surrendering their Arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at York Town in Virginia October 1781

Date1819

Published inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

MediumEngraving with watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsSheet: 24 1/4 × 33 3/4 in. (61.6 × 85.7 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Robert H. Allen, Jerry E. Finger, Jonathan S. Finger, Marvy A. Finger, Richard B. Finger, Walter G. Finger, Downey Bridgwater and Stuart Yudofsky in honor of Jerry E. Finger and Robert H. Allen at “One Great Night in November, 2002”

Object numberB.2002.28

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Provenance[Donald A. Heald Rare Books, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
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Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, left: Printed in lower margin at center: Drawn by John Francis Renault.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, center: Lincoln Rochambeau Hamilton Washington Knox De Lausun Nelson La Fayette Tarleton Cornwallis Abercrombie O’Hara Symmonds Dundan Chewton
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, right: Engraved by Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co, and Wm. Allen.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, center: The British surrendering their Arms to Gen: Washington after their defeat at York Town in Virginia October 1781.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, center: TO THE DEFENDERS OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, THIS PRINT IS MOST RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY THEIR FELLOW CITIZEN, / Jn. Fcis. Renault, Assistant Secretary to the Count de Grass, and Engineer [Ink is faded from this point. Following is transcribed from the Library of Congress’ copy of this print] to the French Army, at the Siege of York.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, left bottom edge: Entered according to Act of Congress, the 28th. day of January, 1819.

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