Image

Alexander Hay Ritchie

President Lincoln Reading the Emancipation Proclamation to the Members of His Cabinet (Sept. 20, 1862)

Description

Maker

Alexander Hay Ritchie (American, 1822-1895), designer
Francis Bicknell Carpenter (American, 1830-1900), printer

Title

President Lincoln Reading the Emancipation Proclamation to the Members of His Cabinet (Sept. 20, 1862)

Year

1866

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

steel engraving

Supports

Dimensions

Image/plate: 53.3 x 81.9 cm (21 x 32 1/4 inches) (sight)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Col. William S. Solomon

Object Number

43.402

Type

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Tombstone

Alexander Hay Ritchie (American, 1822-1895), designer
Francis Bicknell Carpenter (American, 1830-1900), printer
President Lincoln Reading the Emancipation Proclamation to the Members of His Cabinet (Sept. 20, 1862), 1866
Steel engraving on paper
Image/plate: 53.3 x 81.9 cm (21 x 32 1/4 inches) (sight)
Gift of Col. William S. Solomon 43.402

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