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Lincoln Throughout His Years
- Creator:
- George Haudek
- Location:
- unknown
- Origin Date:
- 1900-1950
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 16 in x 16 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0792
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This original charcoal sketch features three portraits of Abraham Lincoln, one with a beard and two without the beard. The portrait to the viewer's left was done from a photograph taken of him on May 7, 1858, in Beardstown, Illinois. The middle portrait was done from a photograph taken of him on June 3, 1860, in Springfield, Illinois. The sketch on the viewer's right was done from a photograph taken of President Lincoln on February 9, 1864, in Washington, D. C. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum