The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (painting)

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere is a 1931 painting by the American artist Grant Wood.

It depicts the American patriot Paul Revere during his midnight ride on April 18, 1775.

The perspective is from a high altitude as Revere rides through a brightly lit Lexington, Massachusetts.

It was inspired by the 1860 poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

[2] The painting is located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, but is not on view as of December 2024.