Harper's Weekly 'Grand Reception at the White House' woman hugging child Composer: Giuseppe Verdi Teatr Wielki

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi Teatr Wielki Warszawa

Artist: Albert Brenet

Alfonso Bedoya

Virginie Thévenet

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Harper's Weekly 'Grand Reception at the White House' woman hugging child Composer: Giuseppe Verdi Teatr Wielki"Grand Reception at the White House, January 1862." President Abraham Lincoln and important figures of the American Civil War era are depicted here during the President's White House Reception. Harper's Weekly was an American political magazine that ran from 1857 until 1916. It was known for its coverage of the American Civil War which included mixed media such as illustrations, engravings, maps, and photographs. Famous political cartoonists such as