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President Abraham Lincoln
- Creator:
- Charles B. Hall
- Location:
- New York
- Origin Date:
- 1865-1880
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 13 in x 10 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0968
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This engraving features a head and shoulders portrait of President Abraham Lincoln done from a photograph taken of him on March 6, 1865, in Washington, D. C. He is depicted facing the viewer with his head turned slightly toward the viewer's right and with a slightly annoyed look on his face. Tradition says that the photographer bribed Tad to get his father to pose on the White House balcony for him which would account for the president's annoyed expression. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
