The Obelisk under the Liberty Tree, Boston

1766 (printed 1973)

Paul Revere

Associated Names
Paul Revere

Artist, American, 1735 - 1818

This is a drawing of a historical monument. The drawing depicts four obelisks with inscriptions and images. Each obelisk is topped with portraits of notable figures and has scenes at the base. The obelisks stand on pedestals with descriptive text at the bottom. The scenes and inscriptions suggest themes of liberty and historical celebration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on wove paper, printed by Ed. O'Brien in 1973

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.1223

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Brigham 1969, pl. 6

More About this Artwork

John Singleton Copley, Paul Revere, 1768, oil on canvas, Gift of Joseph W. Revere, William B. Revere and Edward H. R. Revere, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald, bequest to NGA, 1980

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Brigham, Clarence S. Paul Revere's Engravings. New York: Atheneum, 1969, pl. 6.

Wikidata ID

Q65576086

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