Flickr - USCapitol - Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, John Trumbull

John trumbull oil on canvas, 12' x 18' 1820; placed 1826 rotunda u. S. Capitol the subject of this painting is the surrender of the british army at yorktown, virginia, in 1781, which ended the last major campaign of the revolutionary war. This official architect of the capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commercial use). When any of these images is used the photographic credit line should read “architect of the capitol. ” these images may not be used in any way that would imply endorsement by the architect of the capitol or the united states congress of a product, service or point of view. For more information visit www. Aoc. Gov. Object Type: painting.