John Burgoyne

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John Burgoyne

iBase ID

214147

Reference identifier

30118072442589

Title

John Burgoyne

Place

Preston

Personal names

John Burgoyne

General notes

Photograph of an engraving. Burgoyne was Preston MP from 1768 until his death in 1792. He was the commander of the English forces which surrendered at Saratoga in the American War of Independence. This engraving is the frontispiece to a collected edition of his plays printed in Dublin in 1794. He was one of the heroes in Bernard Shaw's play, "The Devil's Disciple".

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

11.5/15.9

Year of image

1794

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Locator

Preston Scientific Society v4p11a

Subjects

PEOPLE > Portraits

Place Names > Preston

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