This picture is an engraved vignette of the American artist
John Trumbull's 1821 oil-on-canvas painting Surrender of General Burgoyne, depicting the surrender of British troops under
John Burgoyne on October 17, 1777, at the end of the
Saratoga campaign of the
American Revolutionary War. The work is one of eight historical paintings that hang in
the rotunda of the
United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The American victory
at Saratoga had dramatic consequences on the war. Although some foreign states, notably France, had been supporting the American cause in the form of financial and material provisions, the French wished for no further involvement until the capture of a British army at Saratoga by American forces made them reconsider their level of commitment. This
line engraving was produced for the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) for use on United States banknotes.Engraving credit: Frederick Girsch,
Bureau of Engraving and Printing; restored by
Andrew Shiva
This picture is an engraved vignette of the American artist
John Trumbull's 1821 oil-on-canvas painting Surrender of General Burgoyne, depicting the surrender of British troops under
John Burgoyne on October 17, 1777, at the end of the
Saratoga campaign of the
American Revolutionary War. The work is one of eight historical paintings that hang in
the rotunda of the
United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The American victory
at Saratoga had dramatic consequences on the war. Although some foreign states, notably France, had been supporting the American cause in the form of financial and material provisions, the French wished for no further involvement until the capture of a British army at Saratoga by American forces made them reconsider their level of commitment. This
line engraving was produced for the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) for use on United States banknotes.Engraving credit: Frederick Girsch,
Bureau of Engraving and Printing; restored by
Andrew Shiva