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The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet

The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet

Artist
Francis Bicknell Carpenters
Date of Work
1864
Medium
Oil painting
Credit
U.S. Senate Collection

The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet

The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet was painted in oil at the White House in 1864. The artist, Francis Bicknell Carpenters, used the State Dining Room for his studio, studying firsthand every detail of the presidents office and the individuals represented, to make his work accurate to history.

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