Lithograph, "Grand Reception of the Notabilities of the Nation," 1865
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This reception was held in the East Room of the White House just after President Lincoln's second inauguration on March 4, 1865. The President and the first lady are prominently placed in the foreground receiving General and Mrs. Grant in a room filled with notable figures in the U. S. Government and Army. The scene is one of the last major public events before the President's Assassination on April 14, 1865.
This reception was held in the East Room of the White House just after President Lincoln's second inauguration on March 4, 1865. The President and the first lady are prominently placed in the foreground receiving General and Mrs. Grant in a room filled with notable figures in the U. S. Government and Army. The scene is one of the last major public events before the President's Assassination on April 14, 1865.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1865
Subject Date
06 March 1865
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.3.14664
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 24 in
Width: 19 in
Inscriptions
Below image: GRAND RECEPTION OF THE NOTABILITIES OF THE NATION/At The White House 1865./Price $3.00/Dedicated to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln,/by the Publishers of Frank Leslies Chimney Corner./This Plate/is/Presented gratuitously/to PURCHASERS OF/No.1 & 2 of Frank Leslie's/CHIMNEY CORNER/the new family PAPER./Lith. of Major & Knapp, 449 Broadway, N.Y./Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Frank Leslie in the Clerk's office of the District court of the Southern District of N. York.