Alexander Hay Ritchie (American, 1822–1895), The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet

Engraving, 19th century, after the painting by Francis Bicknell Carpenter, matted and framed.

DOA 33 x 43 in.

From the Collection of Colonel and Mrs. Gordon Roberts, Fayetteville, North Carolina

Center crease (with loss and partial tear); toning; some stains; not examined out of frame.