Object Details
engraver
Gugler, Henry
original artist
Littlefield, J. H.
artist attribution
Brady, Mathew B.
publisher
William Pate & Co.
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
Credit Line
J. W. Osborne
Date made
1869
ID Number
GA.03352
catalog number
03352
accession number
23155
Object Name
print
Object Type
Engraving
Other Terms
print; Engraving
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
Related Publication
Holzer, Harold; Boritt, Gabor S., and Neely, Mark E., Jr.. The Lincoln Image: Abraham Lincoln and the Popular Print
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Politics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_802113