Lot Details
Lot 2004
Spanish School, after John Trumbull
19th Century
Surrender of General Burgoyne
Inscribed on the reverse La rendicion de Burgoyne/al General/Gates eu 1777 Cuadro de Jahon/Trumbull
Oil on tin
7 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches
Likely the work of a provincial Spanish painter, the Surrender of General Burgoyne is a delightful small copy of a historical subject painted by John Trumbull as part of a series documenting key historical events of the American Revolution. The scene depicts the surrender of British General John Burgoyne, standing to the left of center, offering his sword to American General Horatio Gates at the Battle of Saratoga, October 17, 1777. The defeat represented a major blow to British forces and marked a decisive turning point in the war. After the surrender, Burgoyne returned to Britain and was quickly stripped of both his governership and regiment.
Trumbull first conceived of the subject in 1786; his first sketches date from around 1791. At least two versions were executed: a smaller painting owned by Yale University, and one of monumental scale, commissioned by Congress for the U. S. Capital Rotunda in 1817.
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