The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.

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• ARTIST: Paul Revere

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: 1770, printed c.1899..

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 7/8 x 8 5/8" (20 x 21.9 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: The legion top and bottom were cut off by Paul Revere in 1775 so he could use the backside of the copper plate to print currency for Massachusetts. On the verso are engraved 10, 12, and 18 shilling notes. The plate has been printed repeatedly through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. According to Brigham, early impressions show a lot of scratches and "smooches." This version is cleaned up but not reworked as more modern impressions are. <BR><BR>

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition, drum mounted.

• REFERENCE: Brigham C.S. "Paul Revere's Engravings" plate 14.

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Revolutionary War