Pictorial representations Lincoln’s deathbed

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Riddle: the Alonzo Chappell painting depicted 46 mourners in Lincoln’s death room (not 47; Lincoln is #47), an absolute maximum.

Question: which engraving depicted the smallest number?

Answer: John Tenniel”s engraving “Britannia Sympathises with Columbia, published in the London Punch, May 6, 1865 depicted only three mourners before Lincoln’s deathbed: a woman clutching the American flag, an unshackled and weeping ex slave and Columbia lying a wreath on the bed.