Francis Bicknell Carpenter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFrancis Bicknell Carpenter
American artist
Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1830
Place of Birth: Homer, New York, United States
Date of Death: 23-May-1900
Profession: painter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Francis Bicknell Carpenter
- Francis Bicknell Carpenter (August 6, 1830 – May 23, 1900) 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.
- Carpenter resided with President Lincoln at the White House and in 1866 published his one volume memoir Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln.
- Carpenter was a descendant of the New England Rehoboth Carpenter Family.
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