Battle of Saratoga, September 19, 1777

An engraved view of a battlefield with ranks of soldiers and horsemen advancing across an open plain. Clouds of cannon smoke rise above the lines, while tents and a cannon on a cart sit at the right. A numbered German caption fills the lower margin.

Look closer: A bare tree stands at the far left edge, partly framing the scene.

Artist

Johann Martin Will

Date

ca. 1777

Medium

Etching and engraving

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3619 × 2525 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933