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The Moore House, Yorktown: Scene of Cornwallis' Surrender
Image Not Available for The Moore House, Yorktown: Scene of Cornwallis' Surrender

The Moore House, Yorktown: Scene of Cornwallis' Surrender

Alfred R. Waud (American, 1828–1891)
1861–65
Medium/TechniqueGraphite on buff paper
DimensionsSheet: 12.5 x 19.5 cm (4 15/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number55.892
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsBelow in graphite pencil: The Moore house- celebrated in the history of/ the first siege of Yorktown as overlooking the scene/ of Cornwallis surrender- the articles of capitulation/ being signed in the right hand lower room-; lower right: ARWProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA October 20, 1955