Engravings & Prints

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Plate I. The Battle of Lexington, April 19th, 1775

Works by Amos Doolittle

American Engraver, Mapmaker, Political Cartoonist, and Publisher; 1754—1832

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The Bloody Massacre, 1770

Works by Paul Revere

American Goldsmith, Silversmith, and Craftsman; 1734—1818

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A Westerly View of the Colledges in Cambridge New England, n.d.

A Westerly View of the Colledges in Cambridge New England, n.d.
by Paul Revere, Sr. (1702—54)

Line engraving, after Joseph Chadwick; sheet: 31 x 43 cm (12 3/16 x 16 15/16 in). Yale University Art Gallery,…

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A North-West Prospect of Nassau Hall, 1764

A North-West Prospect of Nassau Hall, 1764
by Henry Dawkins (fl. 1753—c. 1786)

Full title: A North-West Prospect of Nassau-Hall, with a Front View of the Presidents House, in New-Jersey. …

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The Indians Delivering Up the English Captives to Colonel Bouquet, 1766

The Indians Delivering Up the English Captives to Colonel Bouquet, 1766
by Benjamin West (1738—1820)

Art and hand-colored print by Benjamin West; engraving by Pierre Charles Canot (c. 1710—77). Ohio Historical…

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The Indians Giving a Talk to Colonel Bouquet, 1766

The Indians Giving a Talk to Colonel Bouquet, 1766
by Benjamin West (1738—1820)

Art and hand-colored print by Benjamin West; engraving by William Smith (1727—1803). Ohio Historical Society,…

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The Fruits of Arbitrary Power, or the Bloody Massacre; 1770

The Fruits of Arbitrary Power, or the Bloody Massacre; 1770
Engraving by Henry Pelham (1748/49—1806)

Print. Henry Pelham created this engraving of the Boston Massacre (5-Mar-1770) which Paul Revere then copied…

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Meschianza Ticket, 1778

Meschianza Ticket, 1778

Engraving on paper; 20 x 16 cm. Library Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

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The Unfortunate Death of Major André, 1783

The Unfortunate Death of Major André, 1783
by John Goldar (1729—95) from a drawing by William Hamilton (1751—1801)

Engraving. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.

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A N.W. View of the State House in Philadelphia, 1787

A N.W. View of the State House in Philadelphia, 1787
by James Trenchard (b. 1747), engraver Charles Willson Peale (1741—1827)

Engraved print; Columbian Magazine, Philadelphia, July 1787. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs…

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View of Faneuil-Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, 1789

View of Faneuil-Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, 1789
by Samuel Hill (engraver; c. 1766—1804)

Print from engraving. Massachusetts Magazine, 1789. This is a view of Faneuil Hall and surroundings as it was in…

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A Front View of the State-House at Annapolis, 1789

A Front View of the State-House at Annapolis, 1789
attrib. Charles Willson Peale (1741—1827)

Colored print from engraving. Published in the Columbian (Feb-1789) with the caption: A Front View of the…

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George Washington ordered his overseers to begin the 1767 wheat harvest on June 24, a hot, cloudy Saturday at the end of a dry week. Thus began twenty days of unrelenting exertion for Mount Vernon’s slaves and no little anxiety for their master, who for the first time had given over his holding almost entirely to the cultivation of grain. Much depended on the success of this experiment, which was a crucial element in Washington’s scheme to free himself of the debts he had accumulated over the years of failing to produce tobacco that would sell on London’s finicky market. Rich as he was in land, he feared that, like so many of his fellow planters, he too would become permanently dependent on his English merchant creditors. It was a fate he dreaded above all, for to suffer it meant that he would lose the essence of a gentleman’s character, independence, and with it the capacity to behave in a truly virtuous way.

— Fred Anderson
Crucible of War: The Seven Years’ War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754 - 1766 (2000)