Surrender_of_General_Burgoyne.jpg
Summary
John Trumbull : Surrender of General Burgoyne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q369263
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Title |
Surrender of General Burgoyne
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Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
The scene of the surrender of the British General
John Burgoyne
at
Saratoga
, on October 17, 1777, was a turning point in the
American Revolutionary War
that prevented the British from dividing New England from the rest of the colonies. The central figure is the American General Horatio Gates, who refused to take the sword offered by General Burgoyne, and, treating him as a gentleman, invites him into his tent. All of the figures in the scene are portraits of specific officers. Trumbull planned this outdoor scene to contrast with the
Declaration of Independence
beside it.
A full key is available
here
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Date |
December 1821
date QS:P571,+1821-12-00T00:00:00Z/10
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 365.7 cm (12 ft); width: 548.6 cm (18 ft)
dimensions QS:P2048,365.76U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,548.64U174728
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Collection | United States Capitol | |||||||||||||||||||||
Current location |
Rotunda
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Place of creation | United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exhibition history | New York City from January to March 1822 | |||||||||||||||||||||
References | https://www.aoc.gov/art/historic-rotunda-paintings/surrender-general-burgoyne | |||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer |
1.
United States Architect of the Capitol
2. aoc.gov |
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Licensing
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This image is a work of an employee of the Architect of the Capitol , taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government , all images created or made by the Architect of the Capitol are in the public domain in the United States. |
Annotations
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This image is annotated: View the annotations at Commons |