Framed The Siege of Yorktown by Auguste Couder

Product Overview:

• Proudly handmade in the USA
• Wood frame with mat, glass front, paper duster backing with wire hanger
• Top quality digital print (not printed on parchment like many of our offerings)
• Standard size frame measures approx. 24" wide x 20" tall
• Poster size frame measures approx. 36" wide x 30" tall

Frame Details:

We currently offer two lines of frames:

• Solid Wood Frames: Country Black Frame (main photo) or Grey Barnwood.
• Eco-Friendly BonanzaWood® Frames: Pitch Black, White American Barn, or Montauk Boardwalk. These eco-friendly frames provide the finish, look, and longevity of solid wood, yet are constructed of millions of tons of residual wood which is collected, cleaned and milled to uniform-size particles and formed to shape under intense heat and pressure.

Product Details:

The French government commissioned Auguste Couder (1789-1873) to depict the French-American victory at Yorktown for the gallery in a canvas of heroic size. Couder depicted French and American officers working in concert. Rochambeau is at center, pointing to his right, and appears to be speaking to Col. Christian de Deux-Ponts—the French officer in the white uniform at left. To Deux-Pont’s left, with his hat in his hand, is Maj. Gen. Louis Duportail, a French volunteer serving as the senior engineer in the Continental Army. Washington is on Rochambeau’s left, the two men shoulder to shoulder. Behind and between them is the marquis de Saint-Simon, a French general. Lafayette, a French volunteer in American service, is behind Washington’s left.  At right, the marquis de Chastellux—who served as liaison between the French and American armies—studies a map. To complete the composition, Couder depicted French and American flags side by side in front of a tent made of pale blue and white fabric, the colors of the Society of the Cincinnati, the international brotherhood to which the officers depicted all belonged.