Sarratoga dessiné par Fauvel ; gravé par F. Godefroy de l'Academie Impériale. et Royale de Vienne &c
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Print shows British general John Burgoyne surrendering his army on October 17, 1777, following the second of two battles around Saratoga, New York; Burgoyne is passing his sword to General Gates, the commander of the Continental Army, as British officers place the British standards at the feet of the victorious American soldiers.
Paper has an upside down triangular shaped watermark at the center of the top.
Paper has a small hole or blemish on lower right center, in the body of text with some loss to the text.
Illus. from: Recueil d'estampes representant les differents evenemens de la guerre qui a procure l'Indépendance aux Etats unis de l'Amérique / Nicolas Ponce. Paris : Ponce et Godefroy, [1784?], [no. 4].
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
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