The Penny Image of Abraham Lincoln

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Object Details

Artist

William Willard, 1819 - 1904

Sitter

Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Morse, Washington, D.C.; gift 1976 to NPG

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. David A. Morse

Date

1864

Object number

NPG.76.36

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Stretcher: 61 × 50.8 cm (24 × 20")

Frame: 70 × 59.7 × 6 cm (27 9/16 × 23 1/2 × 2 3/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard

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/sm4d64ede2d-91f5-42fa-a219-e3a5dd1fa076

Record ID

npg_NPG.76.36