Reading the Emancipation Proclamation
James W. Watts
(American, died 1895)
Henry W. Herrick
(American, 1824–1906)
1864
Medium/TechniqueEngraving and mezzotint
Credit LineGift of E. David Howes, Jr. and Peggy Lou Howes in memory of Ernest and Dorothy Howes
Accession number2013.826
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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)