Allen Lewis (1873-1957). "The British Evacuate Boston." From the portfolio The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington.
George Washington Memorial Association, 1932. 13 7/8 x 9 3/4. Etching. Monogrammed in plate, lower left and signed in pencil .
General Washington observes British ships leaving Boston Harbor, from his position at Dorchester Heights, March 17, 1776.
From a suite of 20 etchings illustrating events in Washington’s life, edited by John Taylor Arms and Harry A. Ogden, New York. Plates printed by Henry E. Carling, London, England. Edition 1000. Plates cancelled. Paper watermarked “GW” in circle at lower right, with Washington’s coat of arms (shield, crown, and eagle) at upper left.