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Lincoln Writing the Emancipation Proclamation
- Creator:
- Adalbert Johann Volck
- Location:
- Maryland, Baltimore
- Origin Date:
- 1861-1863
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 11 in x 13 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0248
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This etching is a political cartoon by Adalbert Volck, a Southern sympathizer living in Baltimore, Maryland, during the United States Civil War. This cartoon, one of the Confederate War Etchings series, depicts Abraham Lincoln as the devil, sitting at a table writing the Emancipation Proclamation, his foot upon the Constitution of the United States. Lincoln appears unkempt with unruly hair, splayed legs, and a wild look in his eyes. A demonic inkwell sits atop the table. A picture of a slave riot hangs in the background. Original etching one of thirty published in Volck's "Confederate War Etchings." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.