CAPITULATION DE BURGOYNE À SARATOGA

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.146

Description

Etching and engraving of one soldier handing a sword to another as a crowd watches: two soldiers meet in the center of the scene; neither wears his hat; the soldier on the left surrenders his soward to the solder on the right; a flag lies at their feet; two soldiers stand behind the one relinquishing his sward with arms crossed and heads down; a larger group stand behind the man on the right with their heads and bayonets held high; on the left, rifles lean against a cannon; the background consists of faint outlines of soldiers and mountains; the image is surrounded by a border of two lines; above the image in center is printed "ÉTATS UNIS. [United States]"; to the right is printed "61"; below the image, on far left is printed "Vernier, del."; on far right is printed "Torley, Sc."; below is printed the title in French, "Capitulation de Burgoyne à Saratoga [Burgoyne's Surrender at Saratoga]"; below is printed, "Etats-Unis, Lemaitre, dir."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

[?] Vernier

Attribution

Artist

Torley

Attribution

Engraver

Date made

1837

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

Burgoyne's Surrender at Saratoga

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

8-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (14 x 22.2 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Discoloration throughout, especially around image; writing in pencil, bottom right; right, bottom, and left edges cut irregularly; brown stain, bottom left; top edge irregular from remnants of binding; recto is discolored beneath image.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.180 - Print - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #18

Note Type

General Note

Note

Burgoyne's Surrender at Saratoga is plate number 61 in "Etats-Unis d'Amerique", first published by Frimin Didot Freres in Paris in 1837. This book, written by Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle, was illustrated with engraving and etchings of the works of various artists, including Jacques Milbert. This book was republished in Germany by E. Schweizerbart's Verlagshandlung as "Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America" in 1838, in Italy by Antonelli as "Stati Uniti d'America" in 1839, and in Spain by Imprenta del Guardia Nacional as "Historia de los Estados-Unidos de America" in 1841.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B6

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Department

Note

Library