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Abraham Lincoln

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Designer

Gilman R. Russell, active 1855 - 1870

Lithographer

P. S. Duval & Son Lithography Co., active 1838 - 1869

Copy after

Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896 (Photographer)

Sitter

Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865

Exhibition Label

This lithograph celebrating Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was one of several decorative prints produced in the North memorializing the signing of this historic edict on January 1, 1863.
Esta litografía celebra la Proclamación de Emancipación hecha por Lincoln. Es uno de varios grabados decorativos que se produjeron en el norte para conmemorar la firma de este edicto histórico el 1 de enero de 1863.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1865

Object number

NPG.96.118

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Print

Medium

Lithograph on paper

Dimensions

Image: 66cm x 41.6cm (26" x 16 3/8")
Sheet: 68cm x 55.4cm (26 3/4" x 21 13/16")

Place

United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Printed Material\Document
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle
Symbols & Motifs\Banner
Symbols & Motifs\Symbolic Figure\Liberty
Human Figures\Enslaved person
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/sm418891de5-44d1-4908-9966-7be50730e025

Record ID

npg_NPG.96.118

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