Image

J.W. Watts

Reading the Emancipation Proclamation

Description

Maker

J.W. Watts (American, fl. 1850)
After Henry Walker Herrick (American, 1824-1906), associated artist/maker

Title

Reading the Emancipation Proclamation

Year

1864

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

aquatint, paper (fiber product)

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 33.3 x 44.5 cm (13 1/8 x 17 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Caption: Reading the Emancipation Proclamation
Ll H. W. Herrick, Del.
Lr: J. W. Watts, Sc.
1864(?) Entered for Congress 1864

Credit / Object Number

Credit

The Patricia Carroll Fitzgerald Mandel Print Collection

Object Number

2011.96.7

Type

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Tombstone

J.W. Watts (American, fl. 1850)
After Henry Walker Herrick (American, 1824-1906), associated artist/maker
Reading the Emancipation Proclamation, 1864
Etching, engraving, and aquatint on wove paper
Image: 33.3 x 44.5 cm (13 1/8 x 17 1/2 inches)
The Patricia Carroll Fitzgerald Mandel Print Collection 2011.96.7

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