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Le General Gates

1777–80
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Le General Gates
  • Engraver: Anonymous, 18th century
  • Artist: After Thomlinson (Tomlinson) (American or British, active 1775–78) (fictitious name)
  • Publisher: Thomas Hart (British, active London 1776–77) (fictitious name)
  • Sitter: Horatio Gates (American (born England), Maldon, Essex 1727–1806 New York)
  • Published in: Augsburg
  • Date: 1777–80
  • Medium: Mezzotint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 8 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (22.2 × 15.8 cm)
    Sheet: 12 3/16 × 8 1/16 in. (31 × 20.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.297
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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