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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.