Splendid steel engravings. . . . First reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln in the presence of all the members of his cabinet
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Title
Splendid steel engravings. . . . First reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln in the presence of all the members of his cabinet
Collection
Print Collection portrait file
L
Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865
Names
Carpenter, F. B. (Francis Bicknell), 1830-1900 (Artist)
Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822-1895 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1866 (Approximate)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Bates, Edward, 1793-1869
Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883
Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864
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Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: [creator unknown ; after engraving by Alexander Hay Ritchie after painting by F. B. Carpenter.]
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : wood engraving
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 674e5d80-c57e-012f-5390-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Splendid steel engravings. . . . First reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln in the presence of all the members of his cabinet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1866. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/674e5d80-c57e-012f-5390-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1866). Splendid steel engravings. . . . First reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln in the presence of all the members of his cabinet Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/674e5d80-c57e-012f-5390-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Splendid steel engravings. . . . First reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln in the presence of all the members of his cabinet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/674e5d80-c57e-012f-5390-58d385a7bc34
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