Sir John Fox Burgoyne, 1st Bt
(1782-1871), Military engineerRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 9 portraits
The illegitimate son of the similarly-named general who capitulated at Saratoga, New York State, in 1777, this Burgoyne was an officer in the Royal Engineers. As such, he strived to serve Wellington by supervising the building of fortifications, and the destruction of the enemy's. But as the siege and bloody storming of Badajoz, and the failure at Burgos proved (both 1812), there were too few engineers on the British side and very skilful ones on the French. Burgoyne had a long and distinguished career becoming inspector-general of fortifications 1845-68, during which time he served in the Crimean War.
by Thomas Heaphy
pencil and watercolour, circa 1813
NPG 1914(5)
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x38977
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 3 October 1860
NPG Ax50777
Officers connected with the Crimean War
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1860s
NPG Ax137918
by Ernest Edwards, published by Alfred William Bennett
albumen print, published 1865
NPG Ax14778
by, published by and after Anker Smith, by Thomas Heaphy, published by Rudolph Ackermann
line and stipple engraving, published 8 August 1822
NPG D42614
by John Samuelson Templeton, after George Francis Mulvany
lithograph, circa 1845
NPG D32418
by Daniel John Pound, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
steel engraving, published 1859
NPG D32417
after Thomas Heaphy
tracing, before 1960
NPG D42615
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