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A. Lincoln Esq.

Creator:
unknown
Location:
unknown place made
Origin Date:
Unknown
Materials:
paper, print
Measurements:
overall: 30 1/2 in x 23 1/4 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.0441
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

Print features a half-length portrait of Abraham Lincoln reproduced from a photograph taken of him in Springfield, Illinois, on August 13, 1860. Lincoln does not have a beard. He is wearing a black suit, black bow tie, and white shirt and is facing the viewer. His arms are crossed at his chest. Placed in the viewer's lower left corner of the image is an enlarged reproduction of Lincoln's signature from a document reading "A. Lincoln, Esq., Atty & Councellor at Law, Springfield, Illinois." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.