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title: The Boston Massacre
author: Paul Revere
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18096/the-boston-massacre/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-11-08
---
# The Boston Massacre
_Authored by Paul Revere_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18096.jpg)
## Image Caption
*The Bloody Massacre,* depicting the [Boston Massacre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Boston_Massacre/) that occurred on 5 March 1770, engraving by [Paul Revere](https://www.worldhistory.org/Paul_Revere/), 1770.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Revere, P. (2023, November 08). The Boston Massacre. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Revere, Paul. "The Boston Massacre." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 08, 2023. .
### MLA
Revere, Paul. "The Boston Massacre." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Nov 2023, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset.[Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/365208) by [**Paul Revere**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/365208). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 08 November 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.