Engraving
- Title:
- Cornwallis is Taken! The Watchman's Cry - Philadelphia 1781
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1995.573.10
- Creator:
- Latilla, Eugenio; Doney, Thomas; Pate, William
- Date:
- 1850-1863
- Description:
- Mezzotint and line engraving of Cornwallis is Taken! The Watchman's Cry - Philadelphia 1781, engraved by Thomas Doney, after Eugenio Latilla, printed by William Pate, 1850-1863. Ink on paper. Man at center, The Watchman, with lantern and walking stick, holds hand up in air and tells of Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown. Villagers, some in nightclothes, surround him to hear the news. Two figures dance with joy at right. Buildings in background including a tavern sign for the Geo. Washington tavern. Signed under image at left: "PAINTED BY EUGENIO LATILLA, M.S.B.A." At right: "ENGRAVED BY THOS. [superscript 'S'] DONEY." Lower right: "PRINTED BY W. PATE. N.Y." Title in lower margin at center: "CORNWALLIS IS TAKEN! / THE WATCHMAN'S CRY -- PHILADELPHIA 1781." Gilded gesso over molded wood frame, glazed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-22 W-28 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Watchmen, Surrender, Announcements, Announcing, Celebrations
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