(ABRAHAM LINCOLN) Calligraphic rendering of the Emancipation

Sale 2675 - Lot 182

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(ABRAHAM LINCOLN.) Calligraphic rendering of the Emancipation Proclamation titled "A National Pen Picture." Albumen photograph, 13 x 10 inches, on original 16 x 13-inch photographer's stiff paper mount with printed caption; dampstaining and minor wear to mount, image slightly retouched; early owner's inscription and inked stamps on verso. Syracuse, NY, 1866

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The Emancipation Proclamation is illustrated with portraits of Lincoln, his cabinet, and Generals Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, and Thomas. The portraits and calligraphy were by D.T. Ames. No others in this large format traced at auction since 2006; one in OCLC (University of Pennsylvania).