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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:
- 71.2009.081.2796
- 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 November of 1863 in Washington, D. C., a week and a half before he traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to give his famous address at the dedication ceremony for the National Cemetery there. The engraving is a cropped version of the original photograph President Lincoln is facing and looking toward the viewer and is wearing a black frock coat, waistcoat, and bow tie. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
