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The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the cabinet / painted by F.B. Carpenter ; engraved by A.H. Ritchie.

Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822-1895, engraver.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
c1866.

SUMMARY
Abraham Lincoln, seated next to table, surrounded by members of his Cabinet, July 22, 1862.

NOTES
Copyright by F.B. Carpenter.

SUBJECTS
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Staff.
United States.--President (1861-1865 : Lincoln).--Emancipation Proclamation.
Cabinet officers--United States--1860-1870.
Group portraits--1860-1870.
Portrait prints--1860-1870.
Mezzotints--1860-1870.
Paintings--Reproductions--1860-1870.

MEDIUM
1 print : mezzotint.

CALL NUMBER
PGA - Ritchie--The first reading ... (D size)

REPRODUCTION NUMBER
LC-USZ62-2070 DLC (b&w film copy neg.)

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGITAL ID
(b&w film copy neg.) cph 3a05802

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