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Illustration of active battle between two sides. One side in red and the other in blue. Guns drawns and wounded bodies.
Exhibition

Revolution!

OverviewExhibition Objects
Figure of Louis XVI and Benjamin Franklin, Charles-Gabriel Sauvage, called Lemire pere, Porcelain
Figure of Louis XVI and Benjamin Franklin
Charles-Gabriel Sauvage, called Lemire pere
1780–85
Magna Britannia: Her Colonies Reduced, Benjamin Franklin American, Etching and engraving
Magna Britannia: Her Colonies Reduced
Designer Benjamin Franklin
Engraver Anonymous, British, 19th century
1833 [based on 1766 print]
George Washington, James Peale American, Oil on canvas, American
George Washington
James Peale
ca. 1782
American Liberty (Libertas Americana), Augustin Dupré French, Bronze, struck, French
American Liberty (Libertas Americana)
Medalist: Augustin Dupré
1782
American Liberty, Augustin Dupré French, Bronze, copper-brown patina, French
American Liberty
Medalist: Augustin Dupré
1782
Antislavery Medallion, Josiah Wedgwood British, Jasperware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Antislavery Medallion
Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood
Modeler William Hackwood
ca. 1787
The Boston Massacre, or, The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston on March 5, 1770 by a party of the 29th Regiment, Paul Revere Jr. American, Hand-colored engraving and etching; second state
The Boston Massacre, or, The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston on March 5, 1770 by a party of the 29th Regiment
Artist and publisher Engraved, printed and sold by Paul Revere Jr.
After Henry Pelham
1770
Thomas Jefferson, John Trumbull American, Oil on mahogany, American
Thomas Jefferson
John Trumbull
1788
The Alternative of Williams-Burg, Philip Dawe British, Mezzotint
The Alternative of Williams-Burg
Attributed to Philip Dawe
Publisher Robert Sayer and John Bennett
February 16, 1775
The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring & Feathering, Philip Dawe British, Mezzotint and etching
The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring & Feathering
Attributed to Philip Dawe
Publisher Robert Sayer and John Bennett
October 31, 1774
A Society of Patriotic Ladies, at Edenton in North Carolina, Philip Dawe British, Mezzotint
A Society of Patriotic Ladies, at Edenton in North Carolina
Attributed to Philip Dawe
Publisher Robert Sayer and John Bennett
March 25, 1775
An Exact View of the Late Battle at Charlestown, June 17th, 1775, Bernard Romans American, Hand-colored engraving
An Exact View of the Late Battle at Charlestown, June 17th, 1775
Bernard Romans
Publisher Anonymous, American, 18th century
ca. 1775
General Washington's Resignation, Alexander Lawson American, Scottish, Engraving and etching; second state
General Washington's Resignation
Multiple artists/makers
1799
George Washington, Edward Savage American, Mezzotint, before letters
George Washington
Engraver Edward Savage
After Gilbert Stuart
Sitter George Washington
1801
Philip King of Mount Hope, Paul Revere Jr. American, Engraving
Philip King of Mount Hope
Engraver Paul Revere Jr.
Author Related author Thomas Church
Sitter Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoags
1772
The Battle of Bunker's Hill (June 17, 1775), Johann Gotthard Müller German, Engraving; second state of seven (Rümelin)
The Battle of Bunker's Hill (June 17, 1775)
Multiple artists/makers
1788–98
Two shillings and six pence revenue stamp, Anonymous, British, 18th century British, Embossed stamp on blue-gray paper with metal staple on vellum (recto); engraved cypher (verso)
Two shillings and six pence revenue stamp
Engraver Anonymous, British, 18th century
1765–66
Apotheosis of Franklin, Cotton and linen, British
Apotheosis of Franklin
British
ca. 1790
Teapot, Earthenware, British (American market)
Teapot
British (American market)
1766–75
Snuffbox with portrait of Louis XVI (1754–1793), King of France, Joseph Etienne Blerzy French, Gold, enamel, diamonds; ivory, glass, French, Paris
Snuffbox with portrait of Louis XVI (1754–1793), King of France
Joseph Etienne Blerzy
Miniature by Louis Marie Sicardi
1779–80
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), Joseph Siffred Duplessis French, Oil on canvas
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
Joseph Siffred Duplessis
1778
Phillis Wheatley, Scipio Moorhead American, Engraving
Phillis Wheatley
Attributed to Scipio Moorhead
Publisher Archibald Bell
Sitter Phillis Wheatley
1773
Joseph Tayadaneega, called the Brant, the Great Captain of the Six Nations, John Raphael Smith British, Mezzotint; first state of two
Joseph Tayadaneega, called the Brant, the Great Captain of the Six Nations
John Raphael Smith
After George Romney
Sitter Thayendanegea (Joseph Brandt)
February 10, 1779
Mad Tom in a Rage, Anonymous, American, 19th century American, Etching
Mad Tom in a Rage
Anonymous, American, 19th century
Subject Thomas Paine
[1801]
Réprésentation du feu terrible à nouvelle Yorck, que les Américains allumé pendant la nuit du 19. septembre 1776 (Representation of the terrible fire at New York, that the Americans lit during the night of September 19, 1776), Anonymous, French, 18th century French, Hand-colored etching and engraving
Réprésentation du feu terrible à nouvelle Yorck, que les Américains allumé pendant la nuit du 19. septembre 1776 (Representation of the terrible fire at New York, that the Americans lit during the night of September 19, 1776)
Engraver Anonymous, French, 18th century
After Franz Xavier Habermann
Publisher Basset
ca. 1778
The Destruction of the Royal Statue at New York on July 9, 1776, Anonymous, French, 18th century French, Hand-colored etching and engraving
The Destruction of the Royal Statue at New York on July 9, 1776
Engraver Anonymous, French, 18th century
After Franz Xavier Habermann
Publisher Basset
ca. 1776
The Oracle, John Dixon Irish, Mezzotint
The Oracle
John Dixon
Publisher John Dixon
1774
John Adams, James Sharples British, Pastel on gray (now oxidized) laid paper, American
John Adams
James Sharples
ca.1796
Abigail Smith Adams, James Sharples British, Pastel on gray (now oxidized) laid paper, American
Abigail Smith Adams
James Sharples
ca.1796
Proof guinea of George III, Richard Yeo British, Gold, British
Proof guinea of George III
Richard Yeo
1761
Powder Horn of John Mahard, John Bush American, Cowhorn, wood, iron, Colonial American
Powder Horn of John Mahard
John Bush
Dated 1756
Declaration of Independence, Asher Brown Durand American, Etching and engraving; fifth state of six
Declaration of Independence
Engraver Asher Brown Durand
After John Trumbull
1820–23