1. Creator/Author:
  2. Pierre Nuyttens (19)

Abraham Lincoln

Creator:
Pierre Nuyttens, Lincoln National Life Insurance Co.
Location:
unknown place made
Origin Date:
1939
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 19 in x 13 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.1308
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This original etching features a head and shoulders portrait of Lincoln done from a photograph taken on February 9, 1864, in Washington, D. C. Handwritten in pencil in the lower margin just beneath the image is the title on the left and the artist's signature on the right. Embossed below the signature and to the right is the artist's stamp, "Original etching by Pierre Nuyttens." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum