E. Pluribus Unum. September 22d 1862 January 1st 1863 Emancipation Proclamation.Allegorical Portrait of Abraham Lincoln. [Framed Portrait]

R. Morris Swander was the artist; P.S. Duval & Sons

Published by Philadelphia: Swander, Bishop & Co; Art Publishing Association, 1865

About this Item

22 x 16 1/2 in. visible, framed. Original Lithograph, under glass. The words of Lincoln's two emancipation proclamations, Sept. 22, 1862 and Jan. 1, 1863, written to form a portrait of the President. On the bottom border are two scenes. The left depicting 1860 has a tied, kneeling slave being whipped by an overseer. The right has an emancipation scene of 1865 showing a victorious black Union soldier in uniform, his sword held high, freeing a slave. Eberstadt 48. Note: A copy of this lithograph sold in Swann Galleries' Printed & Manuscript African Americana sale, Mar 29, 2018 - Sale 2471. Also see Brown University's Swander, R. Morris, "Emancipation Proclamation" (1865).

Seller Inventory # 2307060077

Bibliographic Details

• Title: E. Pluribus Unum. September 22d 1862 January 1st 1863 Emancipation Proclamation.Allegorical Portrait of Abraham Lincoln. [Framed Portrait]
• Publisher: Philadelphia: Swander, Bishop & Co; Art Publishing Association
• Publication Date: 1865
• Binding: Art, Prints & Posters
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • U. S. Civil War History