The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the Cabinet
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Object Details
- Artist
- Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1822 - 1895
- Copy after
- Francis Bicknell Carpenter, 1830 - 1900
- Sitter
- Edwin McMasters Stanton, 19 Dec 1814 - 24 Dec 1869
- Salmon Portland Chase, 13 Jan 1808 - 7 May 1873
- Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
- Gideon Welles, 1 Jul 1802 - 11 Feb 1878
- Caleb Blood Smith, 16 Apr 1808 - 7 Jan 1864
- Montgomery Blair, 10 May 1813 - 27 Jul 1883
- Edward Bates, 4 Sep 1793 - 25 Mar 1869
- William Henry Seward, 16 May 1801 - 15 Oct 1872
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1866
- Object number
- S/NPG.76.67
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Medium
- Engraving and mixed media on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 54.1 × 81.8 cm (21 5/16 × 32 3/16")
- Sheet: 70.6 × 95.5 cm (27 13/16 × 37 5/8")
- Mat: 81.3 × 101.4 cm (32 × 39 15/16")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
- Printed Material\Book
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
- Printed Material\Document
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
- Interior\Office
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
- Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Chandelier
- Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
- Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen\Quill
- Artwork\Portrait
- Container\Inkwell
- William Henry Seward: Male
- William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\US Senator\New York
- William Henry Seward: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
- William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Statesman
- William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Governor\New York
- William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
- William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\State Senator\New York
- Caleb Blood Smith: Male
- Caleb Blood Smith: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Caleb Blood Smith: Law and Crime\Judge
- Caleb Blood Smith: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Interior
- Caleb Blood Smith: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Indiana
- Caleb Blood Smith: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Indiana
- Montgomery Blair: Male
- Montgomery Blair: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Montgomery Blair: Law and Crime\Judge
- Montgomery Blair: Politics and Government\US Attorney
- Montgomery Blair: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General\US Postmaster General
- Montgomery Blair: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\St. Louis, MO
- Edward Bates: Male
- Edward Bates: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Edward Bates: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\US Attorney General
- Edward Bates: Politics and Government\Statesman
- Salmon Portland Chase: Male
- Salmon Portland Chase: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
- Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury
- Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Governor\Ohio
- Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
- Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\US Senator\Ohio
- Salmon Portland Chase: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
- Salmon Portland Chase: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US
- Gideon Welles: Male
- Gideon Welles: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Secretary of the Navy
- Gideon Welles: Journalism and Media\Journalist
- Gideon Welles: Journalism and Media\Editor
- Gideon Welles: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Connecticut
- Gideon Welles: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
- Abraham Lincoln: Male
- Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US
- Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist
- Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
- Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder
- Edwin McMasters Stanton: Male
- Edwin McMasters Stanton: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Edwin McMasters Stanton: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\US Attorney General
- Edwin McMasters Stanton: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_S_NPG.76.67
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4157680d0-e8a0-4a6c-9ee8-4076e9fac20b
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