Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
Le General Gates, Chef de l'Armee Americaine, qui fit capituler le General Burgoine au Camp de Saharatoga le 16 8bre 1777 // [General Gates, commander of the American Army, who made General Burgoyne surrender at Camp Saratoga on 16th October 1777].
Call Number
E East 46/GC077/Box 09/Normal/18th c./Artists Di-G GA 2012.00225
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcc534g2278
Publisher
Paris : [s.n.], n.d.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1718-1799
Extent
1 item ; sheet 29.5 x 19.9 cm.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Medium: Etchings, Engravings
Depiction: Half-length oval portrait of Gates wearing military uniform, holding sword, gazing left; surrounded by cartouche with liberty cap, cannon, shield, and sword, flag, and laurel wreath.
Signed in plate, lower margin: "A Paris chez Esnauts et Rapilly rue St. Jacques, a la Ville de Coutances, A.P.D.R.".
Signed in plate, lower left: "Dessine et grave par Dupin".

Discovery Information

Subject
United States—History—Revolution, 1775-1783—Portraits
Generals—United States—18th century—Portraits
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806—Portraits
Portraits, American—18th century
Cartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts)—France—18th century—Specimens
Liberty caps (Headgear) in art
Portraits

Physical Characteristics

File Count
2

Institutional Information

Collection
Omega Project
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/b4f730c4-5347-4250-8122-85dafeb1f727/manifest