Name/Title
THE SPOT WHERE GENAL. BURGOYNE SURRENDERED TO GENAL. GATESEntry/Object ID
L.2007.147Description
Lithograph of a jubilant crowd looking down on a group of troops: in the foreground, a group consisting mainly of men and dogs stand on a hill; many of these figures embrace, others throw their hands in the air, all look down on a plain; two figures on horseback race across the plain; troops stand in formation within a circle on this plain; some troops are on horseback; flags fly above the figures; two miniscule figures stand in the center of the troops, one bowing before the other; in the distance on the left tall boats sail on a lake; the background consists of wooded mountains; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "5e Livrason [5th Edition];" in center is printed, "AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE. ÉTAT DE NEW-YORK;" on far right is printed, "Pl.1.;" below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lithographié par L. Sabatier, fige. Par Vor. Adam.."; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert."; below on left is printed the title in French, "Place ou le Gal. anglais Burgoyne se rendit au Génal. Américain Gates."; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 17."; on right is printed the title in English, "The Spot where Genal. Burgoyne surrendered to Genal. Gates."; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Locus ubi Dux Britannus Burgoyn Americana Duci Gates victori victus se permisit."; in center is printed, "Imp Lith de Bove, dirigée par Noël ainé & Ce."; on right is printed the title in German, "Platz wo sich der Englische Gal. Burgoyne dem americanischen Gal. Gates ergeben hat."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), inkMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
Léon Jean-Baptiste SabatierAttribution
LithographerArtist
Victor-Jean AdamAttribution
MakerArtist
BoveAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Henri GaugainDate made
1828 - 1829Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
11-1/2 inWidth
15 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 15 in. (29.2 x 38.1 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at time of publication; discoloration along bottom, right, and top edges; torn along left edge; recto is discolored beneath image.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.148 - Lithograph - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #39Note Type
General NoteNote
The Spot Where General Burgoyne Surrendered is number 17 in "Itinéraire pittoresque du fleuve Hudson et des parties latérales de l’Amérique du Nord". Published by H. Gaugain and Co. in 1828-9, Jacques Milbert completed the illustrations Picturesque Itinerary during a stay in America between 1815 and 1823. The drawings were made into lithographs by numerous English lithographers.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library