Genre print illustrating an account from Elizabeth F. Ellet's 1848 book that honored the Revolutionary wartime experiences of 150 women. Depicts the tale of southern sister-in-laws Elizabeth Grace and Rachel Martin and their successful interception of a British dispatch while disguised in their husband's clothing. On a rugged dirt path, the Martin women hold pistols and the reigns of two of the three agitated horses that carry the soldiers and the plain-clothed messenger. The messenger clutches the dispatch to his chest and the soldiers look in disdain and surprise. Also contains several lines of text in English and French below the image explicating the scene as well as citing the source "(Mrs. Ellet, the Women of American Revolution, vol. 1. P. 274.)"., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1853 by M. Knoedler, in the clerk's office of the district court of the United States for the souther district of New York., Printed above the image: Annals of the United States illustrated. The Women of the Revolution. Pl. 1., Gift of David Doret.
Creator
Régnier, Claude, 19th cent, lithographer
Date
1853
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **GC - American Revolution [P.2005.14.2]
