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Abraham Lincoln, Portrait by Matthew Wilson
- Creator:
- McGrew Color Graphics
- Location:
- Missouri, Kansas City
- Origin Date:
- 1980-1990
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 5 13/16 in x 4 1/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.3075
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This color postcard features a reproduction of the last portrait done from life of President Abraham Lincoln by artist Matthew Wilson in 1865. The head and shoulders portrait depicts President Lincoln facing the viewer with his body turned partially to the viewer's left. An oval, white, thin-line border surrounds the portrait on a green background. The caption is printed below the image. The postcard reverse is divided. Narrative text is printed on the left side. The number 101546 is printed along the bottom edge near the middle. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum