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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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Exhibition History
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, M. & M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors & Drawings, 1800–1875., October 18, 1962–January 6, 1963. [Impression: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (inv. 530)].
DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts, Fitz Hugh Lane: The First Major Exhibition, March 20–April 17, 1966., no. 72. [Impression: Yale University Art Gallery (inv. 262)]
Traveled to: Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, Maine, 30–6, 1966.
Traveled to: Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, Maine, 30–6, 1966.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, November 21, 1988–June 12, 1989. [Impression: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (inv. 530)].
William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, The American Print: Originality and Experimentation, 1790–1890, January 26–March 12, 1993. [Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)].
Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Drawn From Nature & on Stone: The Lithographs of Fitz Henry Lane, October 7, 2017–March 4, 2018. [Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)].
Published References
M. & M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors & Drawings, 1800–1875. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1962., no. 490. [Impression: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (inv. 530)].
Wilmderding, John. "The Lithographs of Fitz Hugh Lane." Old-Time New England LIV, no. 2 (October–December 1963)., p. 33, Battle Ground at Concord.
Wilmerding, John. Fitz Hugh Lane: The First Major Exhibition. Lincoln, MA: De Cordova Museum; in association with Colby College Art Museum, 1966., no. 72. [Impression: Yale University Art Gallery (inv. 262)]. ⇒ includes 
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Crossman, Carl L. "Lithographs of Fitz Hugh Lane." In American Maritime Prints, edited by Elton W. Hall. New Bedford, MA: The Whaling Museum by the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, 1987, pp. 63–94. The Proceedings of the Eighth Annual North American Print Conference held at the Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Mass., May 6–7, 1977., p. 79, 82, fig. 9 p.80. [Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)]. ⇒ includes text
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Wilmerding, John. Fitz Henry Lane & Mary Blood Mellen: Old Mysteries and New Discoveries. New York: Spanierman Gallery, 2007., fig. 10, ill., p. 22. [Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)]. ⇒ includes text
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Barnhill, Trafton. Drawn from Nature & on Stone: the Lithographs of Fitz Henry Lane. Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Museum, 2017., fig. 50, View of the Battle Ground at Concord, Mass. [Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)]. ⇒ includes text
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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)
Provenance
American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass.
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.
Provenance
Charles E. Mason, Jr.
Boston Athenaeum
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
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
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.
Provenance
The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
Massachusetts Historical Society (inv. 601)
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston (Graphics Mass - Concord 06)
Provenance
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston
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)
Provenance
Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1962
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)
Provenance
Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes
The New York Public Library
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)
Provenance
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1946
Commentary
This print was drawn by Lane (as indicated by his signature) and printed at Thayer's Lithography.