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Surrender of General Burgoyne

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John Trumbull, Surrender of General Burgoyne. Commissioned 1817; purchased 1822; placed 1826. Capitol Rotunda, Washington, D.C.

Date created
1817–1822
License
This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
Source
Original image housed by U.S. Capitol Complex

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Painting of the surrender of British General Burgoyne to the Continental Army in 1777. Burgoyne stands in the center, offering his sword to the American General Horatio Gates.

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John Trumbull’s painting Surrender of General Burgoyne was commissioned in 1817. The painting depicts the surrender of British General Burgoyne to the Continental Army at Saratoga, New York, in 1777 — a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American General Horatio Gates stands in the center of the painting wearing a blue coat. Burgoyne, wearing red, is offering his sword to Gates, who refuses to take it. Trumbull, who served in the Continental Army under General Washington, painted each figure in the painting as a portrait of a specific officer.