Amos Doolittle
Amos Doolittle | |
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 Lithograph of Doolittle, followingRalph Earl's portrait | |
| Born | May 18, 1754 |
| Died | January 30, 1832(aged 77) |
| Resting place | Grove Street Cemetery(New Haven, Connecticut,U.S.) 41°18′49″N72°55′32″W/ 41.31374°N 72.92556°W |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Self-taught |
| Known for | Engraving |
| Spouse(s) | Sally (unknown–1797) and Phebe Tuttle (1797–1825) |
Amos Doolittle(May 18, 1754 – January 30, 1832)[1]was an Americanengraverandsilversmith,known as "TheRevereofConnecticut."[2]His engravings included portraits and maps, made in hisNew Haven, Connecticutstudio. He became famous for his four engravings depicting theBattles of Le xing ton and Concord,which were based on his first-hand reconnaissance of the battlefield.
Life and work[edit]
Born inCheshire, Connecticuton May 18, 1754, Doolittle became skilled in copper engraving through self-teaching and apprenticeship.[3]His first published experiment with the medium began when he enlisted in the New Haven company of theGovernor's Guardsin 1775. Under the leadership ofCaptain Benedict Arnold,the company arrived inCambridge, Massachusettsten days after theBattles of Le xing ton and Concordat the start of the Revolutionary War.[1]Upon arriving in Cambridge, Doolittle took leave to inspect the site of the battle accompanied byRalph Earl.Doolittle interviewed colonial militants and residents to establish the scene while Earl surveyed the site and made drawings.[4]From these drawings, Doolittle made at least four engraved copper prints of the battle, which were advertised for sale in the December 1775Connecticut Journal.[4]
Gallery[edit]
- Engravings of Battles of Le xing ton and Concord
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The British entering Concord -
The engagement at the North Bridge -
The British retreating from Le xing ton
References[edit]
- ^abBeardsley, William A. (1914). "An Old New Haven Engraver and His Work: Amos Doolittle".Papers of the New Haven Colony Historical Society.Vol. 8. New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor.
- ^"A Chronicle of Eminent People buried in Grove Street Cemetery".Grove Street Cemetery.Friends of the Grove Street Cemetery. Archived fromthe originalon September 18, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 16,2009.
- ^Beardsley notes some learning from silversmith Eliakim Hitchcock of Cheshire.
- ^abRyan, D. Michael (June–July 1999)."Doolittle Engraves April 19th for Posterity".Concord Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon February 4, 2012.RetrievedApril 14,2014.
- ^Fawcett-Yeske, Maxine;Kroeger, Karl,eds. (2011). "Introduction to this volume".Eliakim Doolittle (1772–1850) and Timothy Olmsted (1759–1848): The Collected Works.Music of the New American Nation: Sacred Music from 1780 to 1820. Vol. 15. Routledge. pp. xxi–xxiv.ISBN9781135623777.
Further reading[edit]
- O'Brien, Donald C. (2008).Amos Doolittle: Engraver of the New Republic.Oak Knoll Press.ISBN9781584562061.
External links[edit]
- Wilson, J. G.;Fiske, J.,eds. (1900)..Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography.New York: D. Appleton.
- American paintings & historical prints from the Middendorf collection,an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Doolittle (no. 64, 68)
- freepages.genealogy.rootsweb
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