Surrender Collection (#10)

Window w12 the People capitulate - they offer the city
721267 Window w12 the People capitulate - they offer the citys keys Judith III 9-17 (stained glass) by French School, (13th century); Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

The surrender of General Burgoyne after the Second Battle of Saratoga, 1777
3714094 The surrender of General Burgoyne after the Second Battle of Saratoga, 1777, from Ward and Locks Illustrated History of the World, pub

The fall of New Amsterdam, 1932 (print)
3617898 The fall of New Amsterdam, 1932 (print) by Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome (1863-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Print shows Peter Stuyvesant (1592-1672)

The Transvaal War (litho)
1599953 The Transvaal War (litho) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal War. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 21 July 1900)

Two girls led a gang of evildoers in the assault on a New York bank (Colour Litho)
2777958 Two girls led a gang of evildoers in the assault on a New York bank (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

From many places in the reconquered Tiger they flow towards the Italian Commands to take notice... (colour litho)
2778401 From many places in the reconquered Tiger they flow towards the Italian Commands to take notice... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Titus engage les Juifs a se rendre (engraving)
3625708 Titus engage les Juifs a se rendre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Titus engage les Juifs a se rendre)

The Surrender of Captain Dacres (litho)
3622790 The Surrender of Captain Dacres (litho) by Ogden, Henry Alexander (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Surrender of Captain Dacres)

William I receives the surrender of Dover (colour litho)
3643305 William I receives the surrender of Dover (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William I receives the surrender of Dover)

Vercingetorix surrenders to Julius Caesar, 52 BC (colour litho)
3621076 Vercingetorix surrenders to Julius Caesar, 52 BC (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poster "Grant from West Point to Appomattox", pub. 1885 (colour litho)
3664598 Poster " Grant from West Point to Appomattox", pub.1885 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); (add.info)

The summons to surrender: an incident in the attack of the great Armada 1588
3666961 The summons to surrender: an incident in the attack of the great Armada 1588, from Cassells History of the British People published by the Waverley Book Company

Surrender of Genl. Lee, at Appomattox C. H. Va. April 9th. 1865 (colour lithograph)
3710013 Surrender of Genl. Lee, at Appomattox C.H. Va. April 9th. 1865 (colour lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

Boney Beating Mack - And Nelson Giving Him a Whack!, 1805 (coloured etching)
3244699 Boney Beating Mack - And Nelson Giving Him a Whack!, 1805 (coloured etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire

General Lincoln receiving Cornwalliss Sword from General O Hara (engraving)
3103328 General Lincoln receiving Cornwalliss Sword from General O Hara (engraving) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Surrender of the city of Paris to the Allies, 31 March 1814 (colour litho)
3100176 Surrender of the city of Paris to the Allies, 31 March 1814 (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Surrender of the city of Paris to the Allies)

Capture of the Bastile, painted by Francois Flameng (engraving)
727483 Capture of the Bastile, painted by Francois Flameng (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capture of the Bastile, painted by Francois Flameng)

Surrender of the "Carmelo"(engraving)
671368 Surrender of the " Carmelo" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Alamo fort at San Antonio, HQ of Federal General Twiggs (1790-1862) (litho)
PNP262585 The Alamo fort at San Antonio, HQ of Federal General Twiggs (1790-1862) (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

H. R. H. The Duke of Cumberland, and the French Commanding Officer surrendering Carlisle to
NAM254160 H.R.H. The Duke of Cumberland, and the French Commanding Officer surrendering Carlisle to His Highness, 30th December 1745, 1746 (mezzotint) by Hudson

Britains first footing in Quebec, illustration from Hutchinson
STC373644 Britains first footing in Quebec, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Woodville

The Mishap to the Victorians at Wilmansrust, June 12, 1901 (litho)
STC363465 The Mishap to the Victorians at Wilmansrust, June 12, 1901 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The papal legate tramples on Johns Tribute, illustration from Hutchinson
STC363661 The papal legate tramples on Johns Tribute, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1920 (litho) by Woodville

Night attack on a Boer convoy by mounted infantry under Colonel Williams
STC363416 Night attack on a Boer convoy by mounted infantry under Colonel Williams, after a drawing by a British officer (litho) by Charlton

The Capture of Constantine by the French on 13th October 1837 (colour litho)
CHT268746 The Capture of Constantine by the French on 13th October 1837 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Lieutenant Leach and Sergeant Hogan recapturing a trench from the Germans
STC359709 Lieutenant Leach and Sergeant Hogan recapturing a trench from the Germans, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Hooded British Territorials Charging the German Trenches at Loos, September 25th, 1915
STC359666 Hooded British Territorials Charging the German Trenches at Loos, September 25th, 1915, 1914-19 (litho) by English School

Relief from a sarcophagus depicting the submission of a barbarian to a Roman general
XIR190389 Relief from a sarcophagus depicting the submission of a barbarian to a Roman general (stone) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome

Conquest of Almeria by the Catholic Kings in 1488 (ceramic) (detail of 400253)
REV400254 Conquest of Almeria by the Catholic Kings in 1488 (ceramic) (detail of 400253) by Spanish School, (20th century); Maria Luisa Park, Seville

The Garrison Surrenders, c. 1880 (litho)
KW441341 The Garrison Surrenders, c.1880 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After a 14th century miniature in Histoire du Monde ; Reproduced in Military)

Weathersford and General Jackson, from a book pub. 1896 (engraving)
STC394705 Weathersford and General Jackson, from a book pub. 1896 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga N. Y. Oct 17th 1777 New York
479179 Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga N.Y. Oct 17th 1777 New York, print made by Nathaniel Currier, 1852 (litho) by Trumbull

Milan surrenders to Frederick Barbarossa, 1162
LLM454554 Milan surrenders to Frederick Barbarossa, 1162 by Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Milan surrenders to Frederick Barbarossa, 1162)

Generals of the Chinese army surrendering to Japanese commanders
425438 Generals of the Chinese army surrendering to Japanese commanders, October 1894 (colour woodblock print) by Migita Toshihide (1863-1925); 36x71.5 cm; Arthur M

The British surrendering their Arms to Gen. Washington
497584 The British surrendering their Arms to Gen. Washington...at York Town [Yorktown], 1819 (engraving) by Renault, John Francis (b.1897) (after); 64.5x87.5 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

After the capture of Zuara, a messenger who comes to the trenches in the name of the leaders to ask... (colour litho)
2808508 After the capture of Zuara, a messenger who comes to the trenches in the name of the leaders to ask... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Life in America, a train attacked by masked robbers who plundered all travelers (colour litho)
2815046 Life in America, a train attacked by masked robbers who plundered all travelers (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life in America)

The events in Morocco, the submission of a rebel tribe to the Sultans envoys (colour litho)
2814978 The events in Morocco, the submission of a rebel tribe to the Sultans envoys (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The events in Morocco)

Malta, after a siege of two years the French surrender the island to the British in 1800 (litho)
2795552 Malta, after a siege of two years the French surrender the island to the British in 1800 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Malta)

Singapore, the British enter the town, surrendered by the Sultan of Johore in 1824 for a sum of money (litho)
2795551 Singapore, the British enter the town, surrendered by the Sultan of Johore in 1824 for a sum of money (litho) by Woodville

The capture of Antananarivo, Madagascar, by the French (engraving)
2789441 The capture of Antananarivo, Madagascar, by the French (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The capture of Antananarivo, Madagascar, by the French)

Female Nude; Madchenakt, 1911 (pencil on paper)
1768307 Female Nude; Madchenakt, 1911 (pencil on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 54.3x34.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Female Nude; Madchenakt. Egon Schiele (1890-1918). Pencil on paper

The Revolt in Albania, a Turkish Frontier Post (engraving)
1614278 The Revolt in Albania, a Turkish Frontier Post (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Revolt in Albania, a Turkish Frontier Post)

Indian chiefs and U. S. Officials at Pine Ridge, 1891 (b / w photo)
5042931 Indian chiefs and U.S. Officials at Pine Ridge, 1891 (b/w photo) by Grabill, John C. H. (fl. late 19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian chiefs and U.S. officials. 1)

Home of the wife of Dakota chief, American Horse
5042925 Home of the wife of Dakota chief, American Horse by Grabill, John C. H. (fl. late 19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oglala women and children)

Events in the Transvaal: Summons to the English, front cover of Le Petit Journal
XZO116047 Events in the Transvaal: Summons to the English, front cover of Le Petit Journal, 12 November 1899 (coloured engraving) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; Uruguayan

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"Surrender: A Reflection of Defeat, Resilience, and Hope" In the annals of history, moments have left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. From the last stand of the Imperial Guards at Waterloo to Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House in 1865, these pivotal events embody a complex tapestry of emotions. One such depiction is Thomas Nast's painting capturing General Lee's surrender to General Grant - a poignant symbol of reconciliation and peace amidst the ravages of war. The image serves as a reminder that even in defeat, there can be hope for unity and healing. Similarly, the Surrender of Granada in 1492 portrays another turning point where power shifted hands. This oil on canvas masterpiece transports us back to a time when empires crumbled and new beginnings emerged from ashes. The sea otter with its forelegs raised evokes a different kind - one rooted in vulnerability rather than military conquest. Sitka Sound witnesses this captivating moment as nature surrenders itself to human observation, reminding us that even creatures find solace in letting go. Yet not all they are passive; some are defiant acts against oppression. The Women Communards during the Paris Commune exemplify this spirit as they bravely stood their ground against societal norms and fought for equality amidst chaos. Meanwhile, "The Summons to Surrender" depicts an incident during the Spanish Armada where choices had dire consequences. It reminds us that sometimes surrender is forced upon us by circumstances beyond our control but also offers opportunities for growth and resilience. From crusaders capturing Antioch in Turkey during the Crusades to Zulu warriors facing defeat in 1879 – these instances highlight how they are shape destinies both large and small. They serve as reminders that victory does not always belong solely to those who conquer but also those who learn from defeat.