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Francis Bicknell Carpenter

Francis Bicknell Carpenter

American painter
Francis Bicknell Carpenter was an American painter born in Homer, New York. Carpenter is best known for his painting First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln, which is hanging in the United States Capitol. Wikipedia
Born: August 6, 1830, Homer, NY
Died: May 23, 1900 (age 69 years), New York, NY
Notable work: 1852 to 1896 Presidential portraits & other notables
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