Pelham, Henry. The Fruits of Arbitrary Power.
March 15, 1770
(ca.) An engraving, it depicts the recent Boston Massacre. Pelham produced 575 prints at a cost of five pounds, a considerable expense, which he had hoped to recoup by selling them for eight pence each. But the market for his work is undercut a few days later by Paul Revere.*
Sources
- Kamensky, Jane