1. Creator/Author:
  2. Andersen-Lamb Photogravure Company (21)

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