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Photo: Courtesy, American Antiquarian Society (inv. 363)
inv. 438
View of the battle ground at Concord, Mass.
Alternate title: Battle Ground at Concord
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)"
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 (inv. 363)American Antiquarian Society (inv. 363)
- Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)
- Brooklyn Museum (inv. 704)Brooklyn Museum (inv. 704)
- The Huntington Library (inv. 719)The Huntington Library (inv. 719)
- Massachusetts Historical Society (inv. 601)Massachusetts Historical Society (inv. 601)
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (inv. 530)Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (inv. 530)
- The New York Public Library (inv. 501)The New York Public Library (inv. 501)
- Yale University Art Gallery (inv. 262)Yale University Art Gallery (inv. 262)
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Commentary
This print was drawn by Lane (as indicated by his signature) and printed at Thayer's Lithography.
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Historical Materials
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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."
Provenance (Information known to date; research ongoing.)
See IMPRESSIONS tab for individual provenance.
Exhibition History
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, M. & M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors & Drawings, 1800–1875., October 18, 1962–January 6, 1963. (Exhibition catalogue: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1962) (Impression: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (inv. 530)).
DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts, Fitz Hugh Lane: The First Major Exhibition, March 20–April 17, 1966. (Wilmerding 1966a), no. 72 (Impression: Yale University Art Gallery (inv. 262)). Traveled to: Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, Maine, April 30–June 6, 1966.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 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. (Exhibition catalogue: Cape Ann Museum 2017) (Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)).
Published References
M. & M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors & Drawings, 1800–1875. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1962. Exhibition catalogue (1962 Museum of Fine Arts), 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, as 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. Exhibition catalogue (1966 DeCordova Museum), no. 72 (Impression: Yale University Art Gallery (inv. 262)).
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, p. 79, 82, fig. 9 p.80 (Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)).
Wilmerding, John. Fitz Henry Lane & Mary Blood Mellen: Old Mysteries and New Discoveries. New York: Spanierman Gallery, 2007. Exhibition catalogue (2007 Cape Ann Museum), fig. 10, ill., p. 22 (Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)).
Barnhill, Trafton. Drawn from Nature & on Stone: the Lithographs of Fitz Henry Lane. Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Museum, 2017. Exhibition catalogue (2017–18 Cape Ann Museum), fig. 50, as View of the Battle Ground at Concord, Mass. (Impression: Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)).
Impression Information
American Antiquarian Society (inv. 363)
Boston Athenaeum (inv. 507)
View of the Battle Ground at Concord, Mass.
Printed under image left to right: F.H. Lane del., Thayer's Lithography, Boston
Brooklyn Museum (inv. 704)
Massachusetts Historical Society (inv. 601)
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View of the Battle Ground at Concord, Mass.
Provenance
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (inv. 530)
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View of the Battleground at Concord, Mass.
The Huntington Library (inv. 719)
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The 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
Yale University Art Gallery (inv. 262)
View of the Battle Ground at Concord, Mass.
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)
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Record last updated May 7, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: "View of the battle ground at Concord, Mass., n.d. (inv. 438)." In Fitz Henry Lane Online. Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Museum. www.fitzhenrylaneonline.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=438 (accessed on August 23, 2025).
