Thrilling story of the wonderful Capitol Building and its marvelous decorations (1912)
Fry, Smith D. (Smith Dunbar), 1851-1929 · [Washington, D.C.?] : S.D. Fry · leaf 17
ainting of The Surrender of GeneralBurgoyne, at Saratoga, is from a sketch made onthe battlefield, and it also is historically correct andhad the approval of many surviving officers of theAmerican Army. The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, at York-town, is also one of Trumbulls works… … 1/ horse beneath the American flag, and the Count deRochambeau on the left beneath the French flag.When that picture was shown to the Marquis deLafayette, without comment, in 1824, he exclaimed:That is what occurred at Yorktown. The fourth of the Trumbull paintings representsGeneral Washington…
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) · Art
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