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Object Type
Museum number: 1932,0213.266
Title: Object: Journée de Lexington; Series: Recueil d'estampes représentant les différents évènements de la guerre qui a procuré l'independance aux Etats-Unis de l'Amérique
Description: Plate 3: battle of Lexington (19 April 1775), with on the right American people armed and standing at the edge of the burning village, forcing the English army to retreat to left; finished state. 1783 Etching and engraving
Producer name: Print made by: François Godefroy; Print made by: Jean Duplessi-Bertaux (etching); Published by: François Godefroy; Published by: Nicolas Ponce
School/style
Production date: 1783
Production place: Published in: Paris (France)
Materials
Technique: etching; engraving
Dimensions: Height: 192 millimetres; Width: 218 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: See 1932,0213.264 for comment on the series. This particular plate was advertised in 'Journal de Paris', 18 December 1783.
Bibliographic references: IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes (63.II); De Vinck 1909-1967 / Collection De Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe. Inventaire analytique. (1165)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated events: Associated Event: American War of Independence 1775-1783; Associated Event: Battle of Lexington 1775
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1932
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1932,0213.266

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