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The Home of Abraham Lincoln
- Creator:
- John C. McRae, W. Waud, Paul Dixon
- Location:
- New York
- Origin Date:
- 1866
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 19 in x 23 7/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.1734
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This engraving features the Springfield home of Abraham Lincoln, positioned at a three quarter view with the front of the house facing slightly to the left. Abraham and Mary Lincoln can be seen talking to a passerby in front of the house in the foreground. A woman and small child stand at the top of the steps that lead up to the house, while a man sits on the porch with another reading a newspaper in front of him. A man and woman walk on the sidewalk alongside the house on the right. Text in the margin reads: "Drawn by Paul Dixon from a sketch by W. Waud, published and engraved by John C. McRae 100 Liberty St. New York." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
