Title

First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln

Creator

Francis Bicknell Carpenter

Files

Creator Role

painter

Description

The photolithograph depicts an reenactment of Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation on July 22, 1862. The print is based on a painting completed by Francis B. Carpenter in 1864. The following individuals surround Lincoln (left to right): 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. Simon Cameron and Andrew Jackson. No creator information is noted for the print's lithographer.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

9 X 12 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper

Subjects

Cabinet officers--United States; Emancipation Proclamation; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political and social views

Work Type

Photolithograph

Class

prints

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

5111

Digital ID

FVW_05111

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.