"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!–Patrick Henry delivering his great speech on the Rights of the Colonies, before the Virginia Assembly, convened at Richmond, March 23rd, 1775. Concluding with the above sentiment, which became the war cry of the Revolution"

Publisher Currier & Ives American
1876
Not on view

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  • Title: "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!–Patrick Henry delivering his great speech on the Rights of the Colonies, before the Virginia Assembly, convened at Richmond, March 23rd, 1775. Concluding with the above sentiment, which became the war cry of the Revolution"
  • Publisher: Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
  • Date: 1876
  • Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
  • Dimensions: image: 8 3/4 x 12 11/16 in. (22.3 x 32.3 cm)
    sheet: 13 1/2 x 17 11/16 in. (34.3 x 45 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
  • Object Number: 63.550.388
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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