The Boston Massacre

Part I of Essay
A Behind-the-Scenes Look At Paul Revere's Most Famous Engraving When Paul Revere first began selling his color prints of "The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street" in Boston, he was doing what any like- minded patriot with his talents in 1770 would have done. Only, Pa ....

Part II of Essay
.... to highlight British tyranny and stir up anti- British sentiment among his fellow colonists. As you will see, Revere's historic engraving is long on political propaganda and short on accuracy or aesthetics. Notice how the British Grenadiers are shown standing in a straight line shooting their rifles in a regular volley, whereas when the disturbance actually erupted both sides were belligerent and riotous. Notice also that Revere's engraving shows a blue sky. Only a wisp of a moon suggests that the riot occurred after nine o'c ....