Abraham Lincoln

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Object Details

Artist

London Stereoscopic Co., active 1854 - c. 1902

Sitter

Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Frank Eugene Harsh

Date

c. 1865

Object number

NPG.2006.56

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Photograph

Medium

Albumen silver print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 9 x 6 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/8")

Mount: 10.3 x 6.2 cm (4 1/16 x 2 7/16")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard

Photographic format\Carte-de-visite

Abraham Lincoln: Male

Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer

Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US

Abraham Lincoln: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Environmentalist

Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Illinois

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\State Senator\Illinois

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster

Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Tradesman\Boat builder

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42abb9cc4-46aa-41cc-9518-225de7c79e4c

Record ID

npg_NPG.2006.56