SMITH, E. BOYD. "Lexington, April 19, 1775." Original watercolor and ink drawing for The Story of Our Country, published New York, [1920]. 9 1/4 x 12 3/16 in. (23.3 x 31.5 cm.); matted and framed. The illustration appears opposite page 21.

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SMITH, E. BOYD. "Lexington, April 19, 1775." Original watercolor and ink drawing for The Story of Our Country, published New York, [1920]. 9 1/4 x 12 3/16 in. (23.3 x 31.5 cm.); matted and framed. The illustration appears opposite page 21.

拍品專文

"The British arrived, to discover the militiamen, some sixty, or seventy, drawn upon two lines. The English leader, Pitcairn, riding in front, cried out 'Disperse, ye villains, ye rebels.' The countrymen stood firm..." (p. 21).