| Creator |
Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822-1895, engraver. |
| Contributor |
Carpenter, F. B. (Francis Bicknell), 1830-1900, artist. |
|
Fishel, Adler & Schwartz, publisher. |
| Title |
The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the cabinet. [graphic] / From the original picture painted at the
White House in 1864; Painted by F.B. Carpenter; Engraved by A.H. Ritchie.
|
| Publisher |
New York : Published by Fishel, Adler & Schwartz 373 Fifth Avenue |
| Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1864 |
| Date |
[ca. 1864] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : engraving ; overall 92 x 116 cm (36 x 45.5 in.) |
| Description |
Commemorative print after the historical painting by New York portrait painter Francis Bicknell Carpenter based on Lincoln's
account of the event, and individual portrait studies of the President and the cabinet secretaries. Depicts Lincoln, a draft
of the emancipation proclamation in his hand, seated at the head of a long table covered by papers, books, and maps, surrounded
by his Cabinet officers in the Cabinet Room. Officers include Edward M. Stanton, Salmon P. Chase, Gideon Welles, Caleb Smith,
William H. Seward, Montgomery Blair, and Edward Bates. Contains the names of the sitters below the image. Carpenter resided
and completed the painting in the White House between February and July 1864 and wrote about the experience in his 1866 memoir
"Six Months at the White House."
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Date inferred from content. |
|
Original painting in the collections of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC. |
|
Accessioned 2002. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
Bates, Edward, 1793-1869 -- Portraits. |
|
Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 -- Portraits. |
|
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 -- Portraits. |
|
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Portraits. |
|
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 -- Portraits. |
|
Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864 -- Portraits. |
|
Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869 -- Portraits. |
|
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 -- Portraits. |
|
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation |
|
Cabinet officers -- United States. |
|
Presidents -- United States. |
| Genre |
Commemorative prints -- 1860-1870. |
|
Engravings -- 1860-1870. |
| Printer |
Fishel, Adler & Schwartz, publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **GC - Emancipation [P.2002.1] |
| Accession number |
P.2002.1 |
