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Moore's House, Yorktown, Virginia
1836
Medium/Technique
Wood engraving
Credit Line
Gift of J. Linton Chapman
Accession NumberM10521.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionKnife proof on India paper. Published in The Family Magazine, Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge, volume 3, number 9 (New York: Published by Redfield & Lindsay, February 1836): page 321 (cover). The image accompanied an unsigned article about Moore's house and the Articles of Capitulation.
Signed
In block, at lower right: Wm. D. Redfield
InscriptionsIn block, at lower left: J. G. Chapman, del.
In block, at lower right: Wm. D. Redfield, Sc.
In letterpress, at lower center: Moore's House -- Yorktown, Va. / In which Lord Cornwallis signed Articles of Capitulation to the Combined American and French forces, Oct. 19th, 1781
In block, at lower right: Wm. D. Redfield, Sc.
In letterpress, at lower center: Moore's House -- Yorktown, Va. / In which Lord Cornwallis signed Articles of Capitulation to the Combined American and French forces, Oct. 19th, 1781
ProvenancePDP Register entry: Date acquired, 1/1/1895 [exact to month]