[Lexington, April 19, 1775] [drawing]
1920
P&E L1994.1.168f
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Title
[Lexington, April 19, 1775] [drawing]
Published
[1920]
Description
1 watercolor and ink drawing ; on sheet 27 x 35 cm. matted 44 x 49 cm.
Call Number
P&E L1994.1.168f
Note
British Redcoats, lined up on right, fire into a group of militiamen on left. Pitcairn rides a white horse between the two groups. At bottom right is liberty insignia with pine tree.
Original artwork for illustration published in The Story of Our Country (New York, 1920) opp. page 21: "The British arrived, to discover the militiamen, some sixty, or seventy, drawn upon two lines. The English leader, Pitcairn, riding in front, cried out 'Disperse, ye villains, ye rebels.' The countrymen stood firm...."
Christie's East auction catalog, April 20, 1994, no. 134 (see case file)
Original artwork for illustration published in The Story of Our Country (New York, 1920) opp. page 21: "The British arrived, to discover the militiamen, some sixty, or seventy, drawn upon two lines. The English leader, Pitcairn, riding in front, cried out 'Disperse, ye villains, ye rebels.' The countrymen stood firm...."
Christie's East auction catalog, April 20, 1994, no. 134 (see case file)
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