File:Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt - Destruction of the Royal Statue in New York - Google Art Project.jpg
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Summary
| Artist |
English: Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt
(1750/1800) |
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| Title |
English: Destruction of the Royal Statue in New York American revolutionary soldiers, assisted by free blacks and slaves, pulling down the statue of King George III at Broadway and Bowling Green, in New York on July 9, 1776 (the lead statue was later hauled to Connecticut and melted down to create bullets and guns). The title is engraved backwards because the works were intended to be shown on a wall or screen using a "magic lantern", an optical device that projected the image by means of candles and mirrors." |
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| Date | 1771/1781 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium |
English: Line etching with polychrome watercolor on laid paper |
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| Dimensions |
English: w49.2 x h40 cm (sheet) |
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| Source/Photographer | DAE4GbtmnRU5VQ at Google Cultural Institute, zoom level maximum | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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