Surrender of General Burgoyne
1821 painting by John Trumbull / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about John Trumbull's painting. For details on General Burgoyne's surrender, see Saratoga campaign.
The Surrender of General Burgoyne is an oil painting by the American artist John Trumbull. The painting was completed in 1821 and hangs in the United States Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C.
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Artist | John Trumbull |
Year | 1821 (1821) |
Type | Oil painting |
Dimensions | 3.7 m × 5.5 m (12 ft × 18 ft) |
Location | United States Capitol rotunda, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Owner | United States |
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The painting depicts the surrender of British Lieutenant General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York on October 17, 1777, ten days after the Second Battle of Saratoga. Included in the depiction are many leaders of the American Continental Army and militia forces that took part in the battle as well as the Hessian commander Friedrich Adolf Riedesel and two British Army officers: Burgoyne and General William Phillips.