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President Abraham Lincoln engraving

Creator:
Andersen-Lamb Photogravure Company
Location:
New York, Brooklyn
Origin Date:
1910-1930
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 12 7/8 in x 9 15/16 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.2798
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This steel engraving was done from a photograph taken of President Abraham Lincoln in February of 1864 in Washington, D. C. The scenic background was added to the photograph for artistic effect. In the vignetted photograph, a head and shoulders portrait, President Lincoln is facing slightly toward the viewer's right. He is wearing a black coat, waistcoat, and bow tie and his watch fob can be partially seen. The scenery added for artistic effect includes scenes of slavery and freedom and war and peace. At top center are a document resting on a pile of books. At the bottom center are two hands clasped with a banner below them reading "Union." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum