One fateful night. That’s what Paul Revere is typically remembered for. But outside of his legendary midnight ride, he spent decades as an artisan: perfecting his craft, supporting his family, and fanning the flames of the American Revolution.
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🖼 John Singleton Copley, “Paul Revere,” 1768, oil on canvas, 35 1/8 x 28 1/2 in., Gift of Joseph W. Revere, William B. Revere and Edward H. R. Revere, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
🖼 Paul Revere, “Teapot,” 1782, silver, wood, and metal, 6 × 11 3/8 × 3 1/2 in., Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. E.D.W. Spingarn), 📍 West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G41-C
🖼 Paul Revere, “The Mitred Minuet,” 1774, engraving in black on wove paper mounted to wove paper, 4 1/4 × 6 11/16 in., Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Mary E. Maxwell Fund)
🖼 Paul Revere, Henry Pelham, “The Boston Massacre,” 1770, engraving with hand coloring on laid paper, 7 7/8 × 8 5/8 in., Rosenwald Collection
🖼 Paul Revere, “Buried with Him by Baptism,” 1765, engrav...
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