General Burgoyne Surrenders His Sword to General Gates at Saratoga [reverse]
1787
Medalist, French, 1751 - 1832
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 5.55 cm (2 3/16 in.)
gross weight: 78.36 gr (0.173 lb.)
axis: 12:00 -
Accession
2002.146.6.b
Associated Artworks
Horatio Gates, 1728-1806, Major General [obverse]
Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux
1787
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2002 to NGA.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2007
Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 893, repro.
Inscriptions
around circumference: SALUS REGIONAUM SEPTENTRIONAL.; on exergual line: GATTEAUX F.; in exergue: HOSTE AD SARATOGAM / IN DEDITION.ACCEPTO / DIE XVII.OCT.MDCCLXXVII
Wikidata ID
Q63861980