Antique Postcard Lot DC Rotunda Paintings Surrender Cornwallis Pilgrims Rainbow

These 2 postcards depict famous monumental masterpieces from the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC:

• Surrender of Cornwallis: Depicts the historic British surrender at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, from the famous 1820 painting by John Trumbull. Majestic horses ridden by the victorious American and French officers contrast sharply with the somber, defeated British troops on foot.

• Embarkation of the Pilgrims: Depicts the Pilgrims at Delft Haven on July 22, 1620, preparing to depart for the New World, from the iconic 1843 painting by Robert Walter Weir. A glowing rainbow spans the upper-left sky above the ship's rigging, serving as a powerful 19th-century symbol of divine hope, promise, and a safe covenant journey across the Atlantic.