AFTER JOHN TRUMBULL.THE SURRENDER OF LORD CORNWALLIS AT YORKTOWN, VA., OCTOBER 19, 1781, signed "B. Godwin" and dated 1947 lower left. Oil on canvas - Framed, 79 in. x 142 in. Estimate $2,000-3,000
The surrender of the British at Yorktown, VA on October 19, 1781, ended the Revolutionary War. Trumbull placed American General Benjamin Lincoln at the center on a white horse, with French officers on the left and Americans on the right, led by General Washington on the brown horse. The British are represented by British officers, but Lord Cornwallis himself was not present. Trumbull was proud of the fact that he had painted portraits of the French officers while in France. His brother, who was secretary to General Washington, appears in the group under the American flag. The original version of this painting measures 12 by 18 feet. It was commissioned in 1817, purchased in 1820, and hangs in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol.
PROVENANCE: Museum of American Presidents, Strasburg, VA
