Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

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Description
William Pate & Co. of New York published this portrait of Lincoln in 1869. The engraver, Henry Gugler, is best known for his bank-note work. Although the copyright notice below the print indicates the source as an original painting by J. H. Littlefield, who was once a clerk in Lincoln's law office, the image was based on a photograph made in the Mathew Brady studio in 1864. Perhaps Littlefield made a painting after the photograph that Gugler then engraved. The Brady studio photograph of Lincoln also served as the model for the engraving that appeared on the five-dollar bill and for other portrait prints.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
print
Object Type
Engraving
Other Terms
print; Engraving
Date made
1869
engraver
Gugler, Henry
original artist
Littlefield, J. H.
artist attribution
Brady, Mathew B.
publisher
William Pate & Co.
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 75.5 cm x 59 cm; 29 3/4 in x 23 1/4 in
ID Number
GA.03352
catalog number
03352
accession number
23155
Credit Line
J. W. Osborne
subject
Politics
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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