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Emancipation Proclamation

Emancipation Proclamation
Artist
Albert Kidder, active 1863 - c. 1869
Copy after
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896 (Photographer)
Lithographer
Charles Shobar Lithography Company
Sitter
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
Date
1864
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 8.3 x 7.7cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/16")
Sheet: 56 x 45.7cm (22 1/16 x 18")
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9cm (28 × 22")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle
Human Figures\Soldier
Broadside
Symbols & Motifs\Symbolic Figure
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
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Marvin Sadik
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.81.47
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view