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Abraham Lincoln

ca. 1860
19th century
249 x 164 mm (9.8 x 6.5 in.)

John Chester Buttre, American, (1821–1893)
After Mathew B. Brady, American, (1823–1896)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Engraving on wove paper

Print impression quality: Very good

Edition: Published by J.C. Buttre, 48 Franklin St., New York

Marks: Inscribed in plate below image, center left: “A. Lincoln”; inscribed in plate below image, lower left: “Photograph by M.B. Brady”; inscribed in plate below image, lower right: “Engd by J.C. Buttre, N.Y.”

Bibliography: H. Holzer, B. Boritt, and M. Neely, “The Lincoln Image…,” Journal of the American Historical Print Collectors Society (Spring 1984), p. 9; in DAC files, a Gardiner letter accompanying Lincoln portrait etchings (DAC 1940.1.2.1, 1940.1.2.2) by F. Stuart mentions this print.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Gardiner, 1940

Accession Number: 1940.1.1

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government, Lincoln (Abraham)*, male portraits, politicians, politics, portraits*

government
Lincoln (Abraham) - LC n 79006779: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
male portraits
politicians
politics
portraits - Representations of real individuals that are intended to capture a known or supposed likeness; for representations of fictional or mythological characters, use "figures (representations)." [March 1993 lead-in term added. April 1991 descriptor m

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plate Dimensions: 249 x 164 mm (9.8 x 6.5 in.)

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John Chester Buttre, American, (1821–1893) Mathew B. Brady, American, (1823–1896) . Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1860. Engraving on wove paper. plate : 249 x 164 mm (9.8 x 6.5 in.). Sheet : 249 x 198 mm (9.8 x 7.8 in.). DAC accession number 1940.1.1. Gift of George W. Gardiner, 1940. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Cook) .

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