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Amos Doolittle

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.76.51
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Amos Doolittle was an American engraver and silversmith, known as "The Revere of Connecticut." His engravings included portraits and maps, made in his New Haven, Connecticut studio. He became famous for his four engravings depicting the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which were based on his first-hand reconnaissance of the battlefield.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (8)

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View of the Town of Concord, 1775

1900 · Facsimile

image: 3 3/16 x 4 15/16 in. (8.1 x 12.5 cm) sheet: 5 15/16 x 9 1/4 in. (15.1 x 23.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775

1900 · Facsimile

image: 3 3/16 x 4 5/16 in. (8.1 x 11 cm) sheet: 5 15/16 x 9 1/4 in. (15.1 x 23.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A View of the South Part of Lexington, 1775

1900 · Facsimile

image: 3 3/16 x 4 5/16 in. (8.1 x 11 cm) sheet: 5 15/16 x 9 1/4 in. (15.1 x 23.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Engagement at the North Bridge in Concord, 1775

1900 · Facsimile

image: 3 3/16 x 4 5/16 in. (8.1 x 11 cm) sheet: 5 15/16 x 9 1/4 in. (15.1 x 23.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Prodigal Son with Harlots

1774 · Hand-colored engraving on paper

Image: 32 × 24.3 cm (12 5/8 × 9 5/8 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 35.8 × 25 cm (14 1/8 × 9 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Prodigal Son Receiving His Patrimony

1774 · Hand-colored engraving on paper

Image: 32.1 × 24.6 cm (12 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 35.5 × 25.7 cm (14 × 10 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Prodigal Son Returned to His Father

1774 · Hand-colored engraving on paper

Image: 32.3 × 24.7 cm (12 3/4 × 9 3/4 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 35.5 × 25.5 cm (14 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Prodigal Son in Misery

1774 · Hand-colored engraving on paper

Image: 32 × 24.9 cm (12 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 35.5 × 25.4 cm (14 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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8 published of 8 catalogued · 4 with image

The Met
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Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img

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