“The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th, 1770 by a Party of the 29th Reg't.” Engraved Print being William Stratton’s Engraved facsimile that was after Paul Revere's original, at 15 Water Street on March 5, 1832, being the 62nd Anniversary of the Massacre, Very Fine.
This important 1832 facsimile Engraved by artist William Stratton is rarely encountered, and has become increasingly valuable as the originals engraved by Revere continue to soar. Few prints have influenced history as much as Paul Revere's famous Engraving of the Boston Massacre. Revere immediately recognized the intense propaganda value of the incident and saw the opportunity of furthering the Patriot cause by circulating so significant a print. When Revere advertised his engraving on March 26, 1770, he failed to credit the design to Henry Pelham, who would publish his own version just a week later. Pelham's outraged letter to Revere makes clear that Revere had secretly "copied" an early sketch Pelham had shared with him and Revere rushed his into print. This Massacre facsimile sheet closely following after Revere's original measures 10.75” x 7.75” 1832 by Stratton including the engraved inscription at bottom.

By 1830, many of the Revolutionary events had been largely forgotten, including the Bloody Massacre. "Massacre Day" had been celebrated each March from 1771 to 1783, but then fell out of favor, and there were no acknowledgments of the event in the 1830s press, even on the 60th anniversary! Paul Revere at that time was better known as a Freemason and industrialist, having founded the Revere Copper Company in 1801. From 1832 on Paul Revere’s name increasingly came up in connection with the Revolutionary War. Therefore, this facsimile was Engraved by artist William Stratton after Paul Revere's original, and was Republished at 15 Water Street, Boston, on March 5, 1832, and offered for sale, being the 62nd Anniversary of the original event.

Printed in black & white this engraved print has all the text, images, and devices clear, sharp, and legible. The paper sheet has light expected age tone attesting to its originality, with a few faint scattered dark spots. The sheet has been professionally conserved to be deacidified and is ready for framing and display.
On the right, a group of seven uniformed soldiers, on the signal of an officer, fire into a crowd of civilians at the left. Three of the latter lie bleeding on the ground, and two other casualties have been lifted by the crowd.

In the foreground is a dog; in the background are a row of houses, the First Church, and the Town House. Behind the British troops is another row of buildings including the Royal Custom House, which bears the sardonic sign "Butcher's Hall." At the bottom of the sheet, engraved in italics, is a detailed list of casualties:

"The unhappy sufferers were Saml Gray, Saml Maverick, James Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, and Patrick Carr," plus "Six wounded; two of them (Christr Monk & John Clark) Mortally."

The verse above the list begins with the lines: "Unhappy Boston! see thy Sons deplore, Thy hallowed Walks besmeared with guiltless Gore."