Sale 2486, Part I - The Harold Holzer Collection of Lincolniana, September 27, 2018

119 c   (PRINTS—EMANCIPATION.) Currier & Ives. Freedom to the Slaves Proclaimed January 1st 1863 by Abraham Lincoln. Hand-colored lithograph, 15 3 / 4 x 11 3 / 4 inches; several repaired closed tears in margins, and one 3-inch repaired tear extending through caption area, minor toning. New York, circa 1865 [600/900] Lincoln in the role of Great Emancipator,with the shackles of an enslaved man apparently falling off as the Lincoln’s arm rises heavenward.Lincoln’s face was apparently based on a 9 February 1864 Brady portrait (Ostendorf O-92).Lincoln Image, pages 102-3. with —Group of 4 other prints relating to the Emancipation Proclamation, circa 1863-1920s. Cabinet-sized photo of the Ritchie engraving of Carpenter painting [First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation]. 4 x 6 3 / 4 inches on original gilt-printed mount.Np, undated * LincolnArt Publishing Company.“The Proclamation of Emancipation.” Photomechanical print, 23 x 17 inches, featuring the Carpenter image and facsimile text. New York: NewYork Engraving and Printing, circa early 20th century * “Proclamation of Emancipation,” showing the hand of God.Engraving from a book,5 x 7 1 / 2 inches * Photogravure of the painting“Lincoln and the Contrabands,” 6 x 8 1 / 2 inches.