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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga

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Original - This 1822 painting by artist John Trumbull depicts the surrender of the British General John Burgoyne (center left) to American General Horatio Gates (center right) at Saratoga, New York, on October 17, 1777. The Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the Revolutionary War, as they prevented the British from dividing New England from the rest of the colonies. The painting currently hangs in the United States Capitol Rotunda.
Reason
high quality, high resolution photograph of a historic painting depicting several important historical figures, high encyclopedic value. John Trumbull's other famous panting, Declaration of Independence, is already an FP, and this one is of the same quality.
Articles this image appears in
Battles of Saratoga, Saratoga, New York, John Burgoyne, Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760–1789), Horatio Gates, Daniel Morgan, Siege of Boston, Saratoga campaign, William Prescott, John Trumbull, William Phillips (British Army officer), Robert Troup, United States Capitol rotunda, Barzillai Lew
Creator
Painting by John Trumbull, photographed by the Architect of the Capitol.

Not promoted MER-C 07:52, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]