Abraham Lincoln
1864
12 1/16 x 10 in. (30.6 x 25.4 cm)
George Edward Perine
United States
(South Orange, NJ, 1837 - 1885, Brooklyn, NY)
Object Type:
Print
Medium and Support:
Steel engraving and etching
Credit Line:
Gift of Howard S. Merritt in memory of Florence H. Merritt
Accession Number:
2003.12
Location: Not currently on view
On May 6, 1864, President Lincoln received a request from engraver George A. Perine for a favorite photograph to be used as the basis for an engraving.
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