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The Battle of Lexington

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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American History -- 1775

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The Battle of Lexington

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Title
The Battle of Lexington
Names
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 (Artist)
Smillie, James, 1807-1885 (Engraver)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

American History -- 1775

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1856
Place: New York
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1775
Topics
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
United States -- 1775
Campaigns & battles -- Massachusetts -- Lexington -- 1775
Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775
Soldiers -- Massachusetts -- Lexington -- 1775
War casualties -- Massachusetts -- Lexington -- 1775
Gunfights -- Massachusetts -- Lexington -- 1775
Genres
Conjectural works
Reproductive prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Printed on border: "Painted by Alonzo Chappel." "Engraved by James Smillie." "From the original picture in the possession of the publishers." "Entered according to act of Congress AD 1856, by Martin, Johnson & Co. in the clerk's office of the district court of the southern district of N.Y."
Physical Description
Steel engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 17 x 20 cm. (6 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17613321
Barcode: 33333159364351
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2b42d130-c530-012f-68b3-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1828: Creator Born
  • 1856: Issued
  • 1887: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Battle of Lexington" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f53b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Battle of Lexington" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f53b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1856). The Battle of Lexington Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f53b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Battle of Lexington