| Creator |
Revere, Paul, 1735-1818, artist. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
The bloody massacre perpetuated in King Street, Boston, on March 5th, 1770, by a party of the 25th Regt. [graphic] / engrav'd,
printed & sold by Paul Revere, Boston.
|
| Publisher |
Boston : Republished at 15 Water St |
| Publisher |
MASS. Boston. 1832 |
| Date |
March 5, 1832 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : engraving ; sheet 31 x 28 cm (12.25 x 10.75 in.) |
| Description |
Depicts a scene during the "Boston Massacre" of March 5th, 1770 in which an officer signals seven British soldiers to fire
into a mob of protesting colonists. The wounded lie on the ground or are carried away by the crowd. A woman in a shawl observes
the carnage. Eighteen lines of verse criticizing the actions of the British and a list of colonists killed or injured appear
below the image: "Saml Gray, Saml Maverick, James Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, and Patk Carr (killed) and it is noted that there
were "Six wounded; two of them (Christr Monk & John Clark) Mortally." Crispus Attucks, included in the list of colonists but
not transparently depicted, was a free man, sailor, and the alleged leader of the crowd who was the first colonist shot and
killed.
|
| Is referenced by |
Reilly, 1770-1 |
|
Jones, Cartoon history of The American Revolution, p. 34 |
|
Murell, Graphic humor, vol 1., p. 28 |
|
Brigham, Revere's engravings, p. 41-57 |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Most well-known of Paul Revere's prints, and a nearly identical copy of a print entitled "The Fruits of Arbitrary Power, or
the Bloody Massacre" by Henry Pelham who accused Revere of piratism.
|
|
Facsimile based on the original by Revere. |
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Inscribed: Copy Right Secured. |
|
One of the prints originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Massachusetts. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Biographical / historical note |
Revere was a Boston silversmith, engraver, and cartoonist, most known for his patriotic activities during the American Revolution. |
| Subject |
Attucks, Crispus, -1770. |
|
Caldwell, James, 1734-1781. |
|
Carr, Patrick, -1770. |
|
Clark, John. |
|
Gray, Samuel, -1770. |
|
Maverick, Samuel. |
|
Monk, Christopher. |
|
African American men -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |
|
Boston Massacre, 1770. |
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Crowds -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |
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Soldiers -- British. |
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Violence -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |
|
Wounds & injuries -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |
|
Free men -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes. |
| Genre |
Engravings -- 1830-1840. |
|
Political cartoons -- 1830-1840. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Political Cartoons - 1770-1 [1884.F.25; 5738.F.8] |
| Accession number |
1884.F.25 |
|
5738.F.8 |
