Le Général Gates, Chef de l'Armée Américaine, qui fit capituler le Général Burgoine au Camp de Sahartoga le 16 8re 1777 (General Gates, commander of the American army, who forced the surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 8, 1777)
This print belongs to a series published in Paris that portrays American and British military and naval figures active in the Revolutionary War.
American leaders, in addition to General Gates, include General Benedict Arnold (shown before his 1780 defection), John Hancock (president of the Continental Congress), Admiral Esek Hopkins, General Charles Lee, General Israel Putnam, General Joseph Reed, General John Sullivan, and General George Washington.
British leaders include Sir Henry Clinton, Charles, Earl Cornwallis, Admiral George Rodney and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rogers (American-born leader of Native forces who fought on the British side in both the Seven Years' War and Revolutionary War).
American leaders, in addition to General Gates, include General Benedict Arnold (shown before his 1780 defection), John Hancock (president of the Continental Congress), Admiral Esek Hopkins, General Charles Lee, General Israel Putnam, General Joseph Reed, General John Sullivan, and General George Washington.
British leaders include Sir Henry Clinton, Charles, Earl Cornwallis, Admiral George Rodney and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rogers (American-born leader of Native forces who fought on the British side in both the Seven Years' War and Revolutionary War).
Artwork Details
- Title: Le Général Gates, Chef de l'Armée Américaine, qui fit capituler le Général Burgoine au Camp de Sahartoga le 16 8re 1777 (General Gates, commander of the American army, who forced the surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 8, 1777)
- Artist and engraver: Nicolas Dupin (French, active 1776–89)
- Publisher: Esnauts et Rapilly (French, active 1766–1804)
- Sitter: Horatio Gates (American (born England), Maldon, Essex 1727–1806 New York)
- Date: 1777–80
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Plate: 7 5/16 × 5 1/16 in. (18.5 × 12.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25 × 20.4 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1983
- Object Number: 83.2.567
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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