Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown Va.Oct. 19th 1781. / Nathaniel Currier

Essay/Description

After the painting 'Surrender of Lord Cornwallis' by John Trumbull.

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown Va.Oct. 19th 1781.

Creator(s):

Nathaniel Currier (Engraver)

Currier & Ives (Publisher)

Culture:

American

Date:

1852

Materials/Techniques:

chromolithograph on paper

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Chromolithograph

Accession No:

15.560

Previous Number(s):

1526.560; 24339

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 19in. (48.3cm)
Width: 27 1/2in. (69.8cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Nathaniel Currier

Role(s):

Engraver

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Currier, Nathaniel

Birth Date:

1813

Death Date:

1888

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American printmaker, 1813-1888

Gender:

male

Note:

Currier had apprenticeships in Boston and Philadelphia. He set up a print publishing company in New York City in 1834. He hired his brother-in-law, Ives, as bookkeeper in 1852 and made him a partner in 1857, creating the firm of Currier & Ives.

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Currier & Ives

Role(s):

Publisher

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Events:

location (activity or state)

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed, "PAINTED BY JOHN TRUMBULL." in margin in lower left on recto; Inscribed, "ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS IN THE YEAR 1852 BY N. CURRIER, IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF N.Y." and "SURRENDER OF LORD CORNWALLIS AT YORKTOWN VA. OCT. 19TH 1781." and "FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING BY COLONEL TRUMBULL IN THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON." and "PUBLISHED BY N. CURRIER, 115 NASSAU ST. NEW YORK." in margin in lower center on recto; Inscribed, "LITHOGRAPHED BY N. CURRIER, N.Y." in margin in lower right on recto

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

British, chromolithographs, Cornwall, flags, horses, landscapes (environments), Lord, noblemen, officers, paper (fiber product), prints, revolution, soldiers, Yorktown

Cite this Page

Currier, Nathaniel. Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown Va.Oct. 19th 1781.. 15.560. 1852. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/15560 (08/14/2017).

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