The Old Print Shop

Battle at Lexington

  • ARTIST: J. McNevin

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Virtue & Yorston. New York

  • MEDIUM: Steel plate engraving

    DATE: 1860

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 4 1/2 x 6 3/4" (11.5 x 17.2 cm)

  • DESCRIPTION: Mc. Nevin, (painter); J. Rogers, (engraver)<br><br> The tragic events on the early morning of April 19th, 1775. This print shows Jonathan Harrington, who was reported to have crawled to his front door after being shot. Militiamen in the background are exchanging fire with the British while Harrington dies in his wife’s arms.<br><br> One of the more unusual images of the Battle.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. B/W

  • REFERENCE: