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President Abraham Lincoln
- Creator:
- Holmes Co.
- Location:
- Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
- Origin Date:
- 1900-1940
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 11 7/8 in x 10 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2294
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This etching features a head and shoulders portrait of President Abraham Lincoln done from a photograph taken of him on August 9, 1863, in Washington, D. C. President Lincoln is turned slightly to the viewer's right and gives the idea of him wearing a dark coat and bow tie. The artist's name is printed in the margin just below the right corner of the image. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
