General Burgoyne Surrenders His Sword to General Gates at Saratoga [reverse]

1787

Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux

Associated Names
Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux

Medalist, French, 1751 - 1832

The sculpture is a bronze medallion. Two figures are depicted in the foreground, one offering a sword to the other, both dressed in 18th-century military attire. Behind them, troops in formation are shown. The medallion is made predominantly of bronze and features inscriptions around the edge. The design is crafted in bas-relief.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 5.55 cm (2 3/16 in.)
    gross weight: 78.36 gr (0.173 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession Number

    2002.146.6.b

Associated Artworks

The image is a round, bronze medallion featuring a side profile of Horatio Gates in relief. The medallion has a warm, coppery tone typical of bronze, with signs of patina visible in certain areas. Horatio Gates is shown with wavy hair, wearing a traditional uniform coat with buttons and ruffled neckwear. An inscription around the perimeter reads "HORATIO GATES DUCI STRENUO" and "COMITIA AMERICANA," with the sculptor's name "N. GATTEAUX" faintly visible below the bust. The medallion's design is detailed, using the raised relief technique for depth, meant to be viewed akin to currency or historical medallion art.

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

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