after John Francis Renault (French/American, active 1781-1819), The British Surrendering Their Arms to General Washington...

Hand-colored engraving, circa 1819, full title reads The British Surrendering Their Arms to General Washington After their Defeat at York Town in Virginia October 1781, engraved by Tanner, Valance, Allen, Kearney & Co., in later antique gilt frame.

Image size 21 5/8 x 32 3/4 in. Frame dimensions 39 1/2 x 49 1/2 in.

Private Collection, Durham, North Carolina and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This impressive revolutionary engraving pictures Cornwallis presenting his sword and George Washington holding his hat. Other officers depicted include from left to right: Lincoln, Rochambeau, Hamilton, Washington, Knox, De Lauzen, Nelson, La Fayette, Tarleton, Cornwallis, Abercrombie, O’Hara, Symmonds, Dundas, and Chewton.

Scattered repaired tears; sheet backed with canvas; some toning and foxing; not examined out of frame.

Print and frame were restored at Art Conservation Solutions, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida.