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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
Christopher S. German, 25 Dec 1814 - 15 May 1896
Hezekiah Wright Smith, 1828 - ?
Sitter
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
Date
c. 1861
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 5.7 × 4.5 cm (2 1/4 × 1 3/4")
Sheet: 9.4 × 6 cm (3 11/16 × 2 3/8")
Mount: 10.1 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Abraham Lincoln: Male
Abraham Lincoln: Law and Law Enforcement\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
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. F.B. Wilde
