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Lot 43
[Lincoln, Abraham] The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet. From the original picture painted at the White House in 1864
Sale 6308 - Printed and Manuscript Americana
Jan 29, 2025
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Live / Philadelphia
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[Lincoln, Abraham] The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet. From the original picture painted at the White House in 1864
New York, 1866. Mezzotint engraving, by A(lexander).H(ay). Ritchie, after the painting by F(rancis).B(icknell). Carpenter. 25 1/4 x 36 in. (641 x 914 mm). Scattered small chipping along edges, light spotting to same; dampstaining in bottom left corner; foxing at bottom in title. In handsome period carved wood and gilt frame, 32 1/4 x 42 in. (819 x 1067 mm).