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Abraham Lincoln right profile
- Creator:
- C. M. Biggers
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1900-1907
- Materials:
- paper, pen and ink
- Measurements:
- overall: 14 3/4 in x 11 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2264
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This pen and ink illustration of President Abraham Lincoln done from a photograph taken of him on February 9, 1864, in Washington, D. C., is one of several illustrations done by C. M. Biggers for the book "The Lincoln Album : Life of the Preserver of the Union, the Liberator of a People, and the First American" published in 1907 by Hawkins Publishing Company, St. Louis, Missouri. President Lincoln is shown wearing a dark coat and bow tie against a tan background. The entire book pdf can be viewed online at https: //ia802905.us.archive.org. This illustration appears on page 3 in the book. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum