"The Spirit of '76" by Archibald M. Willard (ca. 1876)
Patrick Henry in the House of Burgesses. Engraving from painting by PH. Rothermel
Paul Revere, "The BLOODY MASSACRE Perpetrated in King Street BOSTON on March 5th 1770 by a Party of the 29th REGT." 1770.
Reading the Declaration of Independence from the east balcony of the State House in Boston. 1776
Paul Revere's ride, Illustration
The destruction of tea at Boston Harbor. Lithograph by Sarony and Major, 1846
The first blow for liberty. Print by A.H. Ritchie
Battle of Lexington. Drawing from engraving by Amos Doolittle, a Connecticut militiaman
Retreat from Concord. Illustration
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga: Ethan Allen and Captain de Ia Place. Engraving from painting by Alonzo Chappel
John Trumbull, The Battle of Bunker's Hill, 1786
Battle at Charlestown, June 17,1775. Engraving by Bernard Romans, 1775
John Trumbull
Oil on canvas, 12' x 18'
Commissioned 1817; placed 1826 in the Rotunda
Boston Massacre, Mar. 5, 1770. Chromolithograph by John Bufford
The old Tun Tavern, Philadelphia. Drawing
Exterior view of Independence Hall. Philadelphia. Engraving
Crossing the Delaware. Painting by Emanuel Leutze
The first flag being made. Illustration
Prayer at Valley Forge. Engraving by John McRae from painting by Henry Brueckner
Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth. Engraving by J.C. Armytage from painting by Alonzo Chappel
Triumph of patriotism-Washington entering New York, Nov. 25,1783. Engraving by A.H. Ritchie
Washington's farewell to his officers. Engraving by Phillibrown from painting by Alonzo Chappel
BRITISH PERSPECTIVE
The Bostonians paying the exciseman, or tarring and feathering. Cartoon in mezzotint, published by Sayer and Bennett, London, 1774
The Bostonians in distress. Cartoon in mezzotint, published by Sayer and Bennett, London, 1774