Collection The White House in Gingerbread
The holiday season at the White House is celebrated with an abundance of glittering décor, decadent desserts, and fresh p...
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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