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Reading the Emancipation Proclamation
Engraved by: James W. Watts (American, died 1895)
After: Henry W. Herrick (American, 1824–1906)
Publisher: S. A. Peters and Company
After: Henry W. Herrick (American, 1824–1906)
Publisher: S. A. Peters and Company
1864
Medium/Technique
Engraving and mezzotint
Credit Line
Gift of E. David Howes, Jr. and Peggy Lou Howes in memory of Ernest and Dorothy Howes
Accession Number2013.826
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceBefore 1972, owned by Myrtle Rice Brawn (Middleboro, MA); September 14, 1972, presented by Myrtle Rice Brawn to the "Ernest David Howes, Jr., family in deep appreciation for the friendship Ernest D. and Dorothy C. Howes gave to me"; 2013, given by E. David Howes, Jr., and Peggy Lou Howes (Sandwich, MA) to the MFA. (Accession Date June 26, 2013)