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

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Print shows a reenactment of Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation on July 22, 1862, painted by Francis B. Carpenter at the White House in 1864. Depicted, from left to right are: Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, President Lincoln, Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of the Interior, William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General, and Edward Bates, Attorney General. Painting of Simon Cameron appears on the left; a painting of Andrew Jackson is barely visible behind the chandelier.

Caption continues: From the original picture painted at the White House in 1864.

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.

Printed at bottom right: Premium Engraving From "The Independent."

Library has two impressions, one without individuals identified and one with names of individuals printed below image.

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lincoln abraham staff president lincoln emancipation proclamation cabinet officers group portraits mezzotints reproductions portrait prints emancipation proclamation cabinet carpenter ritchie abraham lincoln historical photos prints secretary of war 19th century american civil war civil war popular graphic arts f francis bicknell carpenter alexander hay ritchie ultra high resolution high resolution salmon p chase washington dc white house interior navy us navy secretary of state history attorney general united states history abraham lincoln portrait politics and government library of congress
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01/01/1866
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Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822-1895, engraver
Carpenter, F. B. (Francis Bicknell), 1830-1900, artist
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lincoln abraham staff president lincoln emancipation proclamation cabinet officers group portraits mezzotints reproductions portrait prints emancipation proclamation cabinet carpenter ritchie abraham lincoln historical photos prints secretary of war 19th century american civil war civil war popular graphic arts f francis bicknell carpenter alexander hay ritchie ultra high resolution high resolution salmon p chase washington dc white house interior navy us navy secretary of state history attorney general united states history abraham lincoln portrait politics and government library of congress