Famous for its role in the historic ride, Boston’s Old North Church has embarked on its own journey to restore the artwork that graced its walls during the American Revolution.

The painted angels — with round childlike faces and wings — once were among the defining features of Old North Church when they were painted around 1730.

Conservator Gianfranco Pocobene descends from scaffolding after restoring 300-year-old painted angels on the walls of Old North Church in Boston. AP ...

The painted angels — with round childlike faces and wings — once were among the defining features of Old North Church when they were painted around 1730.

The painted angels — with round childlike faces and wings — once were among the defining features of Old North Church when they were painted around 1730.

Conservators uncovered eight angels in a Boston church that counted Paul Revere as a bell ringer and played a pivotal role in the Revolutionary War.

WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The painted angels — with round childlike faces and wings — once were among the defining features of Old North Church when they were painted around 1730. But ...

BOSTON (AP) -- Straddling the scaffolding high up in a historic Boston church, murals conservator Gianfranco Pocobene is working to uncover eight angels that were hidden under layers of paint for ...

BOSTON (AP) — Straddling the scaffolding high up in a historic Boston church, murals conservator Gianfranco Pocobene is working to uncover eight angels that were hidden under layers of paint for ...

An 18th century organ reaches toward the ceiling of Old North Church, on Wednesday in Boston. Statues of angels rest in an elevated position at Old North Church, on Wednesday in Boston.

The painted angels — with round childlike faces and wings — once were among the defining features of Old North Church when they were painted around 1730. But officials at the church, a seminal ...