Object Details
Artist
J. C. Buttre Engraving Company, active 1850 - 1893?
Copy after
Lambert Hollis, 1837 - 11 Feb 1923
Sitter
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
David Dixon Porter, 8 Jun 1813 - 13 Feb 1891
William Henry Crook, 1839 - 13 Mar 1915
Thomas Lincoln, 4 Apr 1853 - 15 Jul 1871
Charles Carleton Coffin, 26 Jul 1823 - 2 Mar 1896
Exhibition Label
With victory for the Union all but certain after the fall of Richmond on April 3, 1865, the following day Abraham Lincoln traveled by boat to the Confederate capital, accompanied by a party that included his young son Tad, Admiral David Dixon Porter, and a small contingent of marines. Within moments of disembarking, Lincoln was recognized by a liberated bondsman who shouted, “Bless the Lord, there is the great Messiah! Glory, Hallelujah!” As the president walked from the waterfront to the Virginia statehouse, thousands of the city’s newly freed men, women, and children rushed to see the man they greeted as their liberator. As one contemporary observed, “Probably no mortal ever received such a greeting of prayers and tears and blessing as that which was conferred upon Abraham Lincoln by [those] whom the war had emancipated.” This print was copied after an eyewitness drawing of the jubilation for Lincoln.
Con la victoria de la Unión prácticamente asegurada luego de la caída de Richmond el 3 de abril de 1865, Abraham Lincoln viajó al día siguiente por barco a la capital confederada, acompañado de un grupo que incluía a su hijo Tad, el almirante David Dixon Porter y un pequeño contingente de la marina. Al desembarcar, un esclavo liberto reconoció a Lincoln y gritó: “¡Bendito sea el Señor, ahí está el gran Mesías! ¡Gloria, aleluya!”. Mientras el presidente caminaba desde el embarcadero hasta la sede del gobierno de Virginia, miles de esclavos recién liberados, hombres, mujeres y niños, corrieron a ver al hombre y a vitorearlo como su libertador. Según observó un contemporáneo: “Quizás ningún otro mortal haya recibido una bienvenida de oraciones y lágrimas como la que Abraham Lincoln recibió de aquellos a quienes la guerra había emancipado”. Este grabado es copia de un dibujo que realizó un testigo de aquel gran júbilo por la presencia de Lincoln.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of John O'Brien
Date
1866
Object number
NPG.2008.34
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 12 x 16.9cm (4 3/4 x 6 5/8")
Sheet: 15.1 × 22.9cm (5 15/16 × 9")
Place
United States\Virginia\Richmond
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Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Architecture\Building
Exterior\Street
Human Figures\Crowd
Thomas Lincoln: Male
Thomas Lincoln: Politics and Government\Son of US President
David Dixon Porter: Male
David Dixon Porter: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
David Dixon Porter: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Admiral
David Dixon Porter: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Rear Admiral
David Dixon Porter: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Vice Admiral
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
Charles Carleton Coffin: Male
Charles Carleton Coffin: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Charles Carleton Coffin: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist
Charles Carleton Coffin: Politics and Government\Government official\State Senator\Massachusetts
Charles Carleton Coffin: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist
Charles Carleton Coffin: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Massachusetts
William Henry Crook: Male
Portrait
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npg_NPG.2008.34