Hon. Abraham Lincoln.
Creator(s)
Hicks, Thomas, 1823-1890, artist.
Title
Hon . Abraham Lincoln .
Link to library catalog record
http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=419841
Date
[1860] .
Physical Description
1 print : lithograph , b&w ; image 55 x 41 cm. , sheet 65.6 x 48.2 cm .
Summary
Bust-length portrait of a clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln with his shoulders facing front and his head in three-quarter view turned to his left . The original oil portrait was painted by Thomas Hicks in Lincoln's office in the State House in Springfield , Illinois in June 1860 . Hicks was commissioned to paint it as a preliminary to this lithograph after Lincoln had received the Republican nomination for the presidency . The print was widely distributed during the 1860 presidential campaign . A facsimile of Lincoln's signature , "Yours truly A. Lincoln " appears below the portrait . Gift of Raymond S . Wilkins , February 1951 . #1951.1 .
Provenance
Wilkins , Raymond S. , donor .
Subject(s)
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Portraits. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--Elections--Portraits. Elections--United States--1860--Portraits. Presidents--United States--Election--1860--Portraits.
Genre terms
Lithographs--United States--1860-1870.
Location
Prints and Photographs Dept . (Appointment required) C 5.4 Lin.a.1860
Source
445_81.tif
Rights
Collection of the Boston Athenaeum. May not be reproduced or quoted without written permission. For more information, see http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/46
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