Emancipation Proclamation 1866 Tie

Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation on July 22, 1862. Painted at the White House in 1864 by Francis B. Carpenter. This first reading of the act before the cabinet was attended by (from left to right); Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, President Lincoln, Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of the Interior, William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General, and Edward Bates, Attorney General. Simon Cameron and Andrew Jackson are featured as paintings. The original painting is in the collection of the United States Senate. From an original 19th century (1866) engraving by Alexander Ritchie of painting by Francis Bicknell. All Rights Reserved © 2013 padre art