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Marshall portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Creator:
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Location:
Indiana, Allen County, Fort Wayne
Origin Date:
1910-1930
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 14 7/8 in x 11 1/16 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.2343
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This pen and ink sketch features a head and shoulders portrait of President Abraham Lincoln done from the engraving by William Edgar Marshall in 1866. Lincoln is shown wearing a dark coat and bow tie and facing slightly toward the viewer's right. The portrait is emphasized with swirled lines following the contours of Lincoln's head and shoulders. The sketch was done sometime during the early years of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company to be reproduced for newspaper and magazine advertising purposes as well as for calendars and letterhead. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Indiana State Museum