tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527437900785930133.post1284311077921082366..comments2024-01-08T07:45:05.608-05:00Comments on Dr Benjamin Church Jr: Paul Revere and His EngravingsEJWitekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796418061787943596noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527437900785930133.post-13918154281194686662011-10-12T09:58:23.954-04:002011-10-12T09:58:23.954-04:00Oh, and to give Revere some credit he did make ONE...Oh, and to give Revere some credit he did make ONE addition to Pelham's version, the sign with the words "BUTCHER'S HALL". <br /><br />Paul loved to put labels on things in his engravings.Daudhttp://bostonhistory.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527437900785930133.post-55161596542298679582011-10-12T09:56:37.893-04:002011-10-12T09:56:37.893-04:00@J. Bell: That would be a certain Ben C____h. But ...@J. Bell: That would be a certain Ben C____h. But of course, Pelham's version has it's own little doggerel.<br /><br />You know, speaking of Pelham, the MFA has a miniature which is supposed to be an adult Pelham. You can find it by searching their online catalog. If it truly is him, he didn't age well...Daudhttp://bostonhistory.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527437900785930133.post-62897642863475809162011-10-11T13:40:35.782-04:002011-10-11T13:40:35.782-04:00The picture labeled as Henry Pelham’s Massacre pri...The picture labeled as Henry Pelham’s Massacre print above in fact comes from the mid-1800s. I discussed the source of the confusion at <a href="http://boston1775.blogspot.com/2009/03/confusion-over-henry-pelhams-massacre.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. <br /><br />Pelham’s true Massacre print looks so much similar to Revere’s, with better perspective and more detail than any other image Revere produced, that it leaves no doubt that the silversmith copied the young artist’s work. One detail in Revere’s print not in Pelham’s is the rhyme at the bottom. And who composed that?J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.com