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Image of The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet

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A. H. Ritchie



The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet, 1864-1866
Mezzotint on paper
20 7/8 x 32 5/16 in. (53.02 x 82.07 cm)

Creation Place: North America, American
Technique: Mezzotint
Credit Line: Gift of an unknown donor
Accession Number: P00.372

Marks
Several things are printed in the lower margin of the print:
Immediately below bottom edge of image: "PAINTED BY F.B. CARPENTER Edwin M. Stanton Salmon P. Chase President Lincoln Gideon Welles Caleb Smith / William H. Seward Montgomery Blair Edward Bates ENGRAVED BY A.H. RITCHIE".
Printed below that: "THE FIRST READING OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION BEFORE THE CABINET"
Printed below that: "From the original picture painted at the White House in 1864".
Printed below that: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1866 by F. B. Carpenter in the clerks office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York" and "Premium Engraving from The Independent".

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Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, History, Human Rights, Human Rights, Interiors, Male Portraits, Politicians, Politics, Slavery, Speeches, Washington DC

Dimensions
  • Image Dimensions: 20 7/8 x 32 5/16 in. (53.02 x 82.07 cm)
  • Sheet Dimensions: 25 7/8 x 35 11/16 in. (65.72 x 90.65 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen

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