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Horatio Gates Esqr.

Engraver Johann Lorenz Rugendas I German
Publisher Johann Lorenz Rugendas I German
Sitter Horatio Gates American
1777–78
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Horatio Gates Esqr.
  • Engraver: Johann Lorenz Rugendas I (German, 1730–1799)
  • Publisher: Johann Lorenz Rugendas I (German, 1730–1799)
  • Sitter: Horatio Gates (American (born England), Maldon, Essex 1727–1806 New York)
  • Published in: Augsburg
  • Date: 1777–78
  • Medium: Mezzotint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 11 5/8 × 8 3/4 in. (29.5 × 22.3 cm)
    Sheet: 18 1/16 × 12 3/8 in. (45.8 × 31.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.301
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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