Fitz Henry Lane
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View of the battle ground at Concord, Mass.
Battle Ground at Concord; View of the Battle Ground at Concord, Mass. Here, on the 19th of April, 1775, was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression. On the opposite bank stood the American militia. Here stood the invading army, and on this spot the first of the en; View of the Battleground at Concord, Mass.
Lithograph on paper 15 3/4 x 20 1/16 in. (40 x 51 cm) (sheet) 48x62 cm F.H. Lane del.
Thayer's Lithography, Boston ""Here, on the 19th of April, 1775, was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression. On the opposite bank stood the American Militia. Here stood the invading army, and on this spot the first of the enemy fell in the war of the Revolution, which gave peace to these United States. In gratitude to God, and in the love of freedom, this monument was erected, A.D. 1836." (Inscription on the monument)" Collections:
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Benjamin W. Thayer (1814–75) was a lithographer operating in Boston from 1840–47 and 1851–53. According to an advertisement in the Boston Transcript, Thayer took over 204 Washington Street in 1840, the shop previously run by William S. Pendleton and Moore. Until 1845, he ran B. W. Thayer & Co. in conjunction with his brother-in-law, John H. Bufford, and John E. Moody. In 1846, Thayer left his partnership with Bufford, and opened a fancy goods store at 208 Washington Street, although he still listed himself as a lithographer. After not appearing in the Boston Directory from 1848–49, Thayer is recorded as having reentered his partnership with Bufford at 204 Washington Street and worked there until 1853, when he sold the shop to S. W. Chandler & Co. Thayer & Co. printed sheet music covers, theatrical posters, views of buildings and town views. After his lithography career, Thayer became a wealthy real estate broker and shareholder of multiple newspapers.
This information has been summarized from Boston Lithography 1825–1880 by Sally Pierce and Catharina Slautterback.
publication
1841 Bay State Democrat 6.26.1841
6.24.1841
Newspaper
p. 2
Newspaper
p. 2
"A Memorial. A large-sized print has lately been published by Mr. Simon Whitney, (B.W. Thayer & Co. Lithographers,) intended as a memorial of the late President. The design is happily conceived and the work executed in a manner calculated to do credit to the artist..."
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illustration
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
E. Ruggles
1840
Frontispiece to "Bowdoin Poets"
Edited by Edward P. Weston
Published by Joseph Griffin, Brunswick
"E. Ruggles, del. Thayer, successor to Moore, Boston"
Collection of Melissa Geisler Trafton
Frontispiece to "Bowdoin Poets"
Edited by Edward P. Weston
Published by Joseph Griffin, Brunswick
"E. Ruggles, del. Thayer, successor to Moore, Boston"
Collection of Melissa Geisler Trafton
Engraver listed as "Thayer, successor to Moore, Boston""E. Ruggles, del."
Exhibition History
1962 Museum of Fine Arts:
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, M. & M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors & Drawings, 1800–1875. [Impression: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (inv. 530)].
1966 DeCordova Museum:
DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts, Fitz Hugh Lane: The First Major Exhibition, no. 72. [Impression: Yale University Art Gallery (inv. 262)].
1988–89 Museum of Fine Arts:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts [Impression: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (inv. 530)].
1993 William Benton Museum:
William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, The American Print: Originality and Experimentation, 1790–1890 [Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)].
2017–18 Cape Ann Museum:
Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Drawn From Nature & on Stone: The Lithographs of Fitz Henry Lane [Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)].
Published References
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1962:
M. & M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors & Drawings, 1800–1875, no. 490. [Impression: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (inv. 530)].
Wilmerding 1963:
"The Lithographs of Fitz Hugh Lane," p. 33, Battle Ground at Concord.
Wilmerding 1966a:
Fitz Hugh Lane: The First Major Exhibition, no. 72. [Impression: Yale University Art Gallery (inv. 262)]. ⇒ includes 
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Crossman 1985:
"Lithographs of Fitz Hugh Lane," p. 79, 82, fig. 9 p.80. [Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)]. ⇒ includes text
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Wilmerding 2007a:
Fitz Henry Lane & Mary Blood Mellen: Old Mysteries and New Discoveries, fig. 10, ill., p. 22. [Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)]. ⇒ includes text
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Cape Ann Museum 2017:
Drawn from Nature & on Stone: the Lithographs of Fitz Henry Lane, fig. 50, View of the Battle Ground at Concord, Mass. [Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)]. ⇒ includes text
textImpression information
American Antiquarian Society (inv. 363)
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Photo: Courtesy, American Antiquarian Society (inv. 363)
F.H. Lane del.
Thayer's Lithography, Boston
""Here, on the 19th of April, 1775, was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression. On the opposite bank stood the American Militia. Here stood the invading army, and on this spot the first of the enemy fell in the war of the Revolution, which gave peace to these United States. In gratitude to God, and in the love of freedom, this monument was erected, A.D. 1836." (Inscription on the monument)".
American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. (152619)
Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)
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Photo: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)
Printed under image left to right: F.H. Lane del., Thayer's Lithography, Boston.
Boston Athenaeum, Gift of Charles E. Mason, Jr.
Brooklyn Museum (inv. 704)
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Photo: Brooklyn Museum (inv. 704)
F.H. Lane del.
Thayer's Lithography, Boston
""Here, on the 19th of April, 1775, was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression. On the opposite bank stood the American Militia. Here stood the invading army, and on this spot the first of the enemy fell in the war of the Revolution, which gave peace to these United States. In gratitude to God, and in the love of freedom, this monument was erected, A.D. 1836." (Inscription on the monument)".
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York. Dick S. Ramsay Fund. (47.6.2)
Provenance
The Huntington Library (inv. 719)
F.H. Lane del.
Thayer's Lithography, Boston
""Here, on the 19th of April, 1775, was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression. On the opposite bank stood the American Militia. Here stood the invading army, and on this spot the first of the enemy fell in the war of the Revolution, which gave peace to these United States. In gratitude to God, and in the love of freedom, this monument was erected, A.D. 1836." (Inscription on the monument)".
The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. The Jay T. Last Collection.
Massachusetts Historical Society (inv. 601)
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston (Graphics Mass - Concord 06)
Provenance
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (inv. 530)
View of the Battleground at Concord, Mass.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875 (62.94)
The New York Public Library (inv. 501)
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Photo: New York Public Library (inv. 501)
View of the Battle Ground at Concord, Mass. Here, on the 19th of April, 1775, was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression. On the opposite bank stood the American militia. Here stood the invading army, and on this spot the first of the en
The New York Public Library, Gift of I.N. Phelps Stokes (110181)
Yale University Art Gallery (inv. 262)
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Photo: Yale University Art Gallery (inv. 262)
Printed under image left to right: F.H. Lane del. Thayer's Lithography, Boston; printed lower center: VIEW of the BATTLE GROUND at CONCORD, MASS. / "Here, on the 19th of April, 1775, was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression. On the / opposite bank stood the American Militia. Here stood the invading army, and on this spot the / first of the enemy fell in the war of the Revolution, which gave peace to these United States. / In gratitude to God, and in the love of freedom, this monument was erected, A.D. 1836." / (Inscription on the Monument).
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., Mabel Brady Garvan Collection (1946.9.336)
Commentary
This print was drawn by Lane (as indicated by his signature) and printed at Thayer's Lithography.
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