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First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln in the Presence of all the Members of his Cabinet
Edward Sears (American, active between 1868 and 1871)
After: Francis Bicknell Carpenter (American, 1830 – 1900)
After: Francis Bicknell Carpenter (American, 1830 – 1900)
1871
Medium/Technique
Wood engraving
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK2689
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionExtracted from: The Independent, Monthly Illustrated Edition, New York, Thursday, August 3, 1871, page 2.
Between November 1868 and the end of 1871, the Independent, a Congregational magazine based in New York, published a monthly illustrated edition that included many wood engravings.
Between November 1868 and the end of 1871, the Independent, a Congregational magazine based in New York, published a monthly illustrated edition that included many wood engravings.
Signed
In the block, at lower right, on a book propped up on the chair: E. Sears / Engraver
InscriptionsIn the block, at lower right, on a book propped up on the chair: E. Sears / Engraver
In letterpress, below the image: First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln in the Presence of all the Members of his Cabinet
In letterpress, below the image: First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln in the Presence of all the Members of his Cabinet