Description: " The World Turned Upside Down "( General GEORGE WASHINGTON )At The Surrender in Yorktown, VirginiaFinally, they had won. After more than six years of warfare, the War for Independence was ending – and it was an American victory. So many times the cause of American freedom had seemed lost. So much hardship had been borne by these Continental troops, and so often General George Washington had kept them in the war equipped with little more than determination. Now, aligned before them was the fearsome British army that had been sent to conquer the South – the army that had won so many victories in the Carolinas and had inflicted so much suffering on American civilians. Now these troops in red uniforms – composing perhaps the finest army in the world – were laying down their arms in surrender. And standing victorious before them were America’s citizen soldiers – “contemptible, cowardly dogs,” a British commander had once erroneously and ironically called them.Led by General Washington and strengthened by a French army under General Comte de Rochambeau, these Continental troops had trapped General Charles Cornwallis and his British army with their backs to the water at Yorktown, Virginia. Washington had led a forced march from New York to the Virginia coast, and had taken the British by surprise. A French fleet had defeated the British navy at the nearby battle of the Capes – ending all hope of rescue for Cornwallis. The British had been battered into submission at Yorktown by a five-day artillery bombardment and repeated attacks by the Americans and the French. Finally, Cornwallis admitted defeat, and surrendered his army to the Americans he had so underestimated – but he could not bear to do it in person. He officially claimed to be ill, and sent a substitute, General Charles O’Hara, to perform the humiliating task. O’Hara offered the surrender sword to General Rochambeau, who recognized the intended insult, and pointed him toward General Washington. The General refused as well, and directed the British substitute to a subordinate, General Benjamin Lincoln.And so it ended. Other British troops were in the field – a huge army in New York – but the surrender at Yorktown was humiliation enough, and King George III agreed to give up the American colonies he had once vowed to subdue. As Cornwallis’ defeated army marched to the surrender, a British band played a contemporary tune entitled “The World Turned Upside Down.” It was more appropriate than even they realized: American independence would launch a freedom movement that would topple tyrants for generations to come and would inspire oppressed peoples throughout the world to a “new birth of freedom.” by Mort Kunstler Original Collectible Revolutionary War Print. This is a beautiful collectible limited-edition Print ---- SOLD OUT PRINT EDITION --- Personally Hand Signed & Numbered By Mort Kunstler ---------------------------MINT CONDITION PRINT ( VERY VALUABLE PRINT ) MINT CONDITION PRINT--- STORED FLAT --- PROTECTED --- NEVER FRAMED ---SHIPPING - Flat - Insured - Via UPS - $65 - Within the Continental USA...Within The lower 48 States .....I have the BEST, and MOST secure flat packaging that we use for shipping --- in the USAINTERNATIONAL UPS SHIPPING -- VIA -- EBAY's GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAMPrint Image Size Is ------ 29 1/2" x 18"Overall Paper Size Is About -------- 33 1/2" x 23" PRINT NUMBER IS ---- 438 / 500 PAYMENT - Paypal - Visa - MasterCard - Discover - CheckWE HAVE A LARGE INVENTORY OF CIVIL WAR PRINTS ~YOUR PHONE NUMBER IS NECESSARY FOR THE SAFE DELIVERY OF UPS ITEMS.~ Framing Fox Fine Art GalleryLocated in New Bern, North CarolinaWe have been in business over 47 yearsWe have the largest inventory of SOLD OUT & HARD TO FIND Civil War Prints All North Carolina residents will be charged 6.75% sales tax included in invoice. HAPPY BIDDING AND ENJOY YOUR FAVORITE ART
Price: 535 USD
Location: New Bern, North Carolina
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Shipping Cost: 65 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Mort Kunstler
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Mort Kunstler
Edition Size: 500 - signed & numbered prints.
Size: Large
Date of Creation: 1989
Framing: Never Framed
Personalize: No
Listed By: Dealer - Framing Fox Gallery
Style: Realism - Revolutionary War - George Washinton
Features: Mint Condition - Not Framed, Hand Signed & Numbered, SOLD OUT PRINT EDITION, Comes with Certificate, INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING (see below), Revolutionary War Print, General George Washington, The Surrender, NEVER FRAMED
Handmade: No
Print Type: Offset Lithograph
Signed: Signed - Hand Signed & Numbered
Title: World Turned Upside Down
Material: Paper
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Subject: Revolutionary War Collectible Fine Art Print, George Washington
Print Surface: Paper
Type: HAND SIGNED & NUMBERED PRINT
Signed?: Personally Hand Signed by Mort Kunstler
Edition Type: Limited Edition
COA Issued By: Mort Kunstler
Theme: Revolutionary War - History, General George Washington
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Production Technique: Offset Lithograph
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
