Victory Ball after the Battle of Yorktown
From Darin's Collection
Puzzle enthusiast and collector
3000 F.X. Schmid (83.5 x 116.5)
Victory Ball after the Battle of Yorktown
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
Production Date 1996
I found this puzzle after years of searching due to it being very hard to find. It was a difficult build due to the ambiguity of the piece shapes/knobs and all of the dark sections, but it turned out beautifully.
After finishing it, I glued it, but was unable to get it framed right away. I had it stored on the floor, but some of the pieces became loose and my cat decided to steal one. I was gutted to say the least, but some time afterwards, a Flickr friend of mine attempted his copy, but he abandoned it due to missing pieces. It turned out that the piece cut of both puzzles was the same, and he was able to locate a replacement piece from his copy and send it to me half way around the world. After receiving the piece, I immediately had it framed and hung it up. It's a favorite in my collection.
The Victory Ball, 1781 by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris depicts George Washington celebrating the American victory at Yorktown by dancing a formal minuet with Mrs. Henry Willis of Fredericksburg. Washington's mother, Mary Ball Washington, is shown seated at the left, watching the dance, while elegantly dressed guests gather around them. Painted in 1929 as part of Ferris's extensive Pageant of a Nation series, the work presents a romanticized vision of Revolutionary-era American society, with elaborate costumes, formal dancing and an atmosphere of celebration. Although Washington was indeed a keen and accomplished dancer, the particular victory ball depicted by Ferris is probably a later historical tradition rather than a documented event. The painting is consequently an intriguing example of how American artists of the early twentieth century transformed historical events and legends into dramatic pictorial narratives.
Victory Ball after the Battle of Yorktown
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
Production Date 1996
I found this puzzle after years of searching due to it being very hard to find. It was a difficult build due to the ambiguity of the piece shapes/knobs and all of the dark sections, but it turned out beautifully.
After finishing it, I glued it, but was unable to get it framed right away. I had it stored on the floor, but some of the pieces became loose and my cat decided to steal one. I was gutted to say the least, but some time afterwards, a Flickr friend of mine attempted his copy, but he abandoned it due to missing pieces. It turned out that the piece cut of both puzzles was the same, and he was able to locate a replacement piece from his copy and send it to me half way around the world. After receiving the piece, I immediately had it framed and hung it up. It's a favorite in my collection.
The Victory Ball, 1781 by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris depicts George Washington celebrating the American victory at Yorktown by dancing a formal minuet with Mrs. Henry Willis of Fredericksburg. Washington's mother, Mary Ball Washington, is shown seated at the left, watching the dance, while elegantly dressed guests gather around them. Painted in 1929 as part of Ferris's extensive Pageant of a Nation series, the work presents a romanticized vision of Revolutionary-era American society, with elaborate costumes, formal dancing and an atmosphere of celebration. Although Washington was indeed a keen and accomplished dancer, the particular victory ball depicted by Ferris is probably a later historical tradition rather than a documented event. The painting is consequently an intriguing example of how American artists of the early twentieth century transformed historical events and legends into dramatic pictorial narratives.