Oil on canvas painting depicting Pres. Abraham Lincoln reading the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet. Depicted from left to right: Edwin M. Stanton, Salmon P. Chase, Abraham Lincoln, Gideon Welles, Caleb Smith (standing), William H. Seward (sitting), Montgomery Blair (standing), Edward Bates (sitting). By Francis Bicknell Carpenter, 1864.
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Carpenter, F. B. (2026, September 07). First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22097/first-reading-of-the-emancipation-proclamation/
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Carpenter, Francis Bicknell. "First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation." World History Encyclopedia, September 07, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22097/first-reading-of-the-emancipation-proclamation/.
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Carpenter, Francis Bicknell. "First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation." World History Encyclopedia, 07 Sep 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22097/first-reading-of-the-emancipation-proclamation/.
