National Portrait Gallery
Study for the Siege of Yorktown, 17 October 1781
- Alternate Title
- Washington, Rochambeau, Lafayette and their Headquarters at Yorktown
- Associated Title
- Battle of Yorktown
- Artist
- Auguste Couder, c.1789 - 1873
- Sitter
- George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
- Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur Rochambeau, 1 Jul 1725 - 10 May 1807
- Marquis de Lafayette, 6 Sep 1757 - 20 May 1834
- Comte Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse, 1722 - 1788
- Comte de Christian Deux-Ponts-Forbach, 1752 - 1817
- Duc De A. L. De Gontaut-brion Lauzun, 1747 - 1793
- Louis-Alexandre Berthier, 1753 - 1815
- Louis Le Beque De Presle Duportail, 1736 - 1802
- Marquis François Jean de Chastellux, 1734 - 1788
- Tadeusz Kosciuszko, 12 Feb 1746 - 15 Oct 1817
- Date
- c. 1837
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on cardboard
- Dimensions
- Board: 46 × 53.5 cm (18 1/8 × 21 1/16")
- Topic
- Nature & Environment\Clouds
- Weapon\Gun\Rifle
- Exterior\Landscape
- Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
- Exterior\Sky
- Weapon\Sword
- Exterior\Landscape\Battleground
- Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
- Costume\Headgear\Hat\Tricorne
- Architecture\Building\Tent
- Nature & Environment\Hill
- Printed Material\Map
- Symbols & Motifs\Flag
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Sash
- Exterior\Military Camp
- Nature & Environment\Smoke
- Marquis François Jean de Chastellux: Male
- Marquis François Jean de Chastellux: Literature\Writer
- Marquis François Jean de Chastellux: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
- Marquis François Jean de Chastellux: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Inspector General
- Marquis François Jean de Chastellux: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Marquis
- George Washington: Male
- George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War
- George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman
- George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
- George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
- George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US
- George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor
- George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal
- Duc De A. L. De Gontaut-brion Lauzun: Male
- Duc De A. L. De Gontaut-brion Lauzun: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
- Duc De A. L. De Gontaut-brion Lauzun: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Revolutionary War
- Tadeusz Kosciuszko: Visual Arts\Artist
- Tadeusz Kosciuszko: Male
- Tadeusz Kosciuszko: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Revolutionary War
- Tadeusz Kosciuszko: Education and Scholarship\Founder\School
- Tadeusz Kosciuszko: Politics and Government\Patriot
- Marquis de Lafayette: Male
- Marquis de Lafayette: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
- Marquis de Lafayette: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War
- Comte Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse: Male
- Comte Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer
- Comte Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Admiral
- Comte Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Count
- Comte Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Marquis
- Comte de Christian Deux-Ponts-Forbach: Male
- Comte de Christian Deux-Ponts-Forbach: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War
- Louis Le Beque De Presle Duportail: Male
- Louis Le Beque De Presle Duportail: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
- Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur Rochambeau: Male
- Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur Rochambeau: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
- Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur Rochambeau: Politics and Government\Patriot
- Louis-Alexandre Berthier: Male
- Louis-Alexandre Berthier: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain
- Portrait
- Credit Line
- Owner: Musée National de la Cooperation Franco-Américain du Château de Blérancourt
This record is part of the Catalog of American Portraits, a research archive of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images (if available) must be obtained from the portrait owner. Please note that if an owner is listed above, this information may not be current.
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Object number
- CFA C 198
- Data Source
- Catalog of American Portraits
