1. Creator/Author:
  2. Brooklyn Daily Eagle (3)

Abraham Lincoln

Creator:
M. C. Rice, American Lithographic Co., Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Location:
New York, Brooklyn
Origin Date:
1900
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 34 cm x 25.5 cm
Item ID:
71.2009.081.0339
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This color lithograph is a head and shoulders portrait of President Abraham Lincoln done from a photograph taken on November 8, 1863, in Washington, D. C. The frame of the image is dark gold. In the center on the bottomw is the title "ABRAHAM LINCOLN, BORN FEBRUARY 12, 1809, DIED APRIL 15, 1865." In the lower left corner of the page is printed "ART SUPPLEMENT BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, February 12th, 1900" Just beneath the left corner of the image is printed "COPYRIGHT BY M.C. RICE" Just below the right corner of the image is printed "AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHIC CO NY." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum