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The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the Cabinet

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The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the Cabinet

1866
19th century
534 x 825 mm (21 x 32.5 in.)

Alexander Hay Ritchie, American, (1822–1895)
After F. S. Carpenter, Unknown nationality

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Engraving on laid (?) paper

Print impression quality: Fair

Marks: Inscribed, lower right: “engraved by A.H. Ritchie”; inscribed, lower left: “painted by F.S. Carpenter”; inscribed, lower left: “Premium Engraving, from ‘The Independent’”; inscribed, lower center: “from the original picture painted at the White House in 1864 /?/ according to act of Congress in the year 1866 by F.B. Carpenter in the clerk’s office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.”

Credit Line: University transfer, 1977

Accession Number: 1977.15.1

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American Studies, Civil War era, civil wars*, government, Lincoln (Abraham)*, politicians, politics, reading*, U.S. Civil War

American Studies
Civil War era
civil wars - Wars between different sections or parties of the same nation. W [January 1991 scope note added; alternate term added. November 1990 descriptor moved. 19900191 descriptor changed, was "civil war".]
government
Lincoln (Abraham) - LC n 79006779: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
politicians
politics
reading - Perusing written or printed matter, either silently or aloud. [September 1993 descriptor added.]
U.S. Civil War

Dimensions

plate Dimensions: 534 x 825 mm (21 x 32.5 in.)

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Alexander Hay Ritchie, American, (1822–1895) F. S. Carpenter, Unknown nationality . The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the Cabinet, 1866. Engraving on laid (?) paper. plate : 534 x 825 mm (21 x 32.5 in.). Sheet : 660 x 916 mm (26 x 36.1 in.). DAC accession number 1977.15.1. University transfer, 1977.

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