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Abraham and Tad Lincoln

Artist: Alexander Gardner, 17 Oct 1821 - 10 Dec 1882
Sitter: Thomas Lincoln, 4 Apr 1853 - 15 Jul 1871; Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865

Date: 1865

Type: Photograph

Medium: Albumen silver print
Dimensions: Image/Sheet: 23 × 17.3 cm (9 1/16 × 6 13/16"); Mount: 31 × 21.8 cm (12 3/16 × 8 9/16"); Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16")

Topic: Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair; Vehicle\Ship; Printed Material\Book; Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree; Interior\Interior with Exterior View; Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table; Costume\Jewelry\Chain; Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard; Architecture\Column; Home Furnishings\Curtain; Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie; Architecture\Fountain; Architecture\Monument\Obelisk\Washington Monument; Thomas Lincoln: Male; Thomas Lincoln: Politics and Government\Son of US President; Abraham Lincoln: Male; Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier; Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US; Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist; Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant; Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois; Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor; Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois; Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster; Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder; Portrait

Place: United States\District of Columbia\Washington

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: S/NPG.82.43

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery