Amos Doolittle
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Amos Doolittle |
| image | Amos Doolittle lithograph.jpg |
| caption | Lithograph of Doolittle, following Ralph Earl's portrait |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Cheshire, Connecticut Colony, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Cheshire, Connecticut, U.S. |
| resting_place | Grove Street Cemetery (New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.) |
| resting_place_coordinates | |
| nationality | American |
| spouse | Sally (unknown–1797) and Phebe Tuttle (1797–1825) |
| field | Engraving |
| training | Self-taught |
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Amos Doolittle (May 18, 1754 – January 30, 1832) was an American engraver and silversmith, known as "The Revere of Connecticut." His engravings included portraits and maps, made in his New Haven, Connecticut studio. He became famous for his four engravings depicting the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which were based on his first-hand reconnaissance of the battlefield.
Life and work
Born in Cheshire, Connecticut on May 18, 1754, Doolittle developed his skills in copper engraving through self-study and apprenticeship. His first published work in the medium emerged during his enlistment in the New Haven company of the Governor's Guards in 1775. Under the leadership of Captain Benedict Arnold, the company arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts ten days after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, marking the outset of the Revolutionary War. From these drawings, Doolittle made at least four engraved copper prints of the battle, which were advertised for sale in the December 1775 Connecticut Journal.
Gallery
File:Battle of Lexington Detail.jpg|The Battle of Lexington File:British Army in Concord Detail.jpg|The British entering Concord File:North Bridge Fight Detail.jpg|The engagement at the North Bridge File:Percy's Rescue at Lexington Detail.jpg|The British retreating from Lexington File:Political Cartoon on British Retreat From Concord.jpg|Political Cartoon on the British Retreat from Concord 1775 (possibly by Amos Doolittle)
References
References
- Beardsley, William A.. (1914). "Papers of the New Haven Colony Historical Society". Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor.
- "A Chronicle of Eminent People buried in Grove Street Cemetery". Friends of the Grove Street Cemetery.
- Beardsley notes some learning from silversmith Eliakim Hitchcock of Cheshire.
- Ryan, D. Michael. (June–July 1999). "Doolittle Engraves April 19th for Posterity". Concord Magazine.
- (2011). "Eliakim Doolittle (1772–1850) and Timothy Olmsted (1759–1848): The Collected Works". Routledge.
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