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| Keywords: Boston Massacre by Paul Revere 01657u original.jpg A sensationalized portrayal of the skirmish later to become known as the Boston Massacre between British soldiers and citizens of Boston on March 5 1770 On the right a group of seven uniformed soldiers on the signal of an officer fire into a crowd of civilians at left Three of the latter lie bleeding on the ground Two other casualties have been lifted by the crowd In the foreground is a dog; in the background are a row of houses the First Church and the Town House Behind the British troops is another row of buildings including the Royal Custom House which bears the sign perhaps a sardonic comment Butcher's Hall Beneath the print are 18 lines of verse which begin Unhappy Boston see thy Sons deplore Thy hallowed Walks besmeared with guiltless Gore Also listed are the unhappy Sufferers Saml Gray Saml Maverick James Caldwell Crispus Attucks and Patrick Carr killed and it is noted that there were Six wounded; two of them Christr Monk John Clark Mortally 1770-03-28 print engraving with watercolour on laid paper in 10 1574803 13 1496063 plate object history credit line The print was copied by Revere from a design by Henry Pelham for an engraving eventually published under the title The Fruits of Arbitrary Power or the Bloody Massacre of which only two impressions could be located by Brigham Revere's print appeared on or about March 28 1770 accession number LC-DIG-ppmsca-01657 digital file from original LOC-Image ppmsca 01657 <gallery> File The bloody massacre by Paul Revere jpg lower resolution jpg File The Bloody Massacre jpg lower resolution jpg File Boston Massacre jpg lower resolution jpg File Boston Massacre LOC jpg uncoloured version jpg File Boston Massacre high-res jpg lower resolution jpg File 1770 BostonMassacre byRevere detail CustomHouse png detail png </gallery> PD-old-100 PD-US Boston Massacre in art Engravings by Paul Revere Custom House Boston First Church in Boston Washington Street Henry Pelham engraver | ||||
