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Print (Engraving)
The BLOODY MASSACRE perpetrated in King--I--Street BOSTON on March 5\th 1770 by a party of the 29\th REG\T
Paul Revere Jr., Christian Remick
1770-1770
Description
This hand-colored engraving, produced by silversmith and engraver Paul Revere, depicts the violent aftermath of skirmish in Boston on March 5, 1770, an event now known as the Boston Massacre. An important milestone in American print culture, this image underscores the city's reputation as the center of early American publishing and highlights its role as a major site for the production of pro-Revolution propaganda. Revere’s exaggerated portrayal of a multi-racial, working-class coalition animated narratives of populist concerns driving the movement for American independence.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Paul Revere Jr. (Engraver, printer and seller)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1955.0500 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1955.0500 A
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
The BLOODY MASSACRE perpetrated in King--I--Street BOSTON on March 5\th 1770 by a party of the 29\th REG\T
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Paul Revere Jr. (Engraver, printer and seller); Christian Remick (Colorist)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1770-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Inset at bottom right within image
Inscription: Engrav'd Printed & Sold by PAUL REVERE BOSTON
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Historical
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Engraved
- Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
10.8 (H) x 9.4 (W) x 7.9 (Image H) x 8.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27.5 (H) x 23.8 (W) x 20 (Image H) x 21.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements by sight, in frame. H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 10.2 in. (25.8 cm). Plate W not available; trimmed within plate marks at sides. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.8 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Publisher Summary
P. Revere
Publisher Date
01/01/1770
Place of Publication
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, New England, United States North America
Publisher Name
P. Revere
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
Strasburg lily
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent and opaque watercolors
Edition Notes
In the first state, the clock incorrectly reads eight o'clock.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 43, pp. 122-3.Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 315, pp. 448-9.Book: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962 fall meeting of the Walpole Society selected from the collection of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 99 p.
• Published: no. 79, p. 36.Book: Stokes, I. N. Phelps & Haskell, Daniel Carl. 1932 American Historical Prints: Early Views of American Cities, Etc.
• Print listed as no. 1770-C-10.Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 2675, p. 441.Book: Brigham, Clarence S. 1954 Paul Revere's Engravings.
• Discussed: pp. 41-57.Book: Harris, David. 2018 Reasoning With Democratic Values: Ethical Problems in United States History, Volume 1: 1607-1876.
Article: Kachun, Mitch. 2009 From Forgotten Founder to Indispensable Icon: Crispus Attucks, Black Citizenship, and Collective Memory, 1770–1865. 249-86.
• Discussed pp. 252-254.