Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Administered by Saratoga National Historical Park Stillwater New York 12170
Located Saratoga National Historical Park Near southwest corner of Burgoyne Street & Cemetery Avenue Victory Mills New York
Date:
Commissioned April 1885. 1886. Dedicated Oct. 17, 1912
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1992.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0209, 1989.
Monumental News, Nov. 1894, pg. 577.
Image on file.
(On plinth, right:) George E. Bissell/Sculptor/N.Y. signed
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Summary:
Full-length portrait of General Horatio Gates stands in the north niche of the Saratoga Battle Monument. The figure wears a Revolutionary War uniform with a long coat and tricornered hat. He holds a telescope in both hands and appears to be looking into the distance.
