Die Hessen vom General Washington am 25ten Dec. 1776 zu Trenton uberfallen, werden als Kriegsgefangne in Philadelphia eingebracht
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Scene depicting General George Washington and his bodyguard on horseback marching the Hessian prisoners captured on Christmas 1776 over a Philadelphia drawbridge. Spectators line the bridge, including a woman and an African American man.; Inscribed upper left corner: S.iii.; Plate 6 from Matthias Sprengel. Historisch-genalogischer Calendar oder Jahrbuch... (Leipzig: bey Haude und Spener von Berlin, 1783). (LCP Am 1783 Spre, Log. 5059.D).; Chodowiecki was a prominent German engraver and painter who specialized in prints of historical subjects.
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![The British surrendering their arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at York Town in Virginia October 1781: To the defenders of American independence, this print is most respectfully inscribed by their fellow citizen, J[oh]n. F[ran]cis. Renault, Assistant Secretary to the Count de Grass, and Engineer to the French Army at the Siege of York](https://d2l9jrtx1kk04i.cloudfront.net/863ede6ed38f2b99914787cf9d35f4edf8eae60f.png "The British surrendering their arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at York Town in Virginia October 1781: To the defenders of American independence, this print is most respectfully inscribed by their fellow citizen, J[oh]n. F[ran]cis. Renault, Assistant Secretary to the Count de Grass, and Engineer to the French Army at the Siege of York")
