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title: First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
author: Francis Bicknell Carpenter
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22097/first-reading-of-the-emancipation-proclamation/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2026-09-07
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# First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation

_Authored by Francis Bicknell Carpenter_

## Image File

[![First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22097.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22097.jpg)

## Image Caption

Oil on canvas painting depicting Pres. [Abraham](https://www.worldhistory.org/Abraham,_the_Patriarch/) Lincoln reading the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet. Depicted from left to right: Edwin M. Stanton, Salmon P. Chase, Abraham Lincoln, [Gideon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gideon/) Welles, Caleb Smith (standing), William H. Seward (sitting), Montgomery Blair (standing), Edward Bates (sitting). By Francis Bicknell Carpenter, 1864.

United States Capitol

## Cite This Work

### APA
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/>
### Chicago
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/>.
### MLA
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/>.

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