THF6901

Engraving Showing a Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1864

Summary

After President Lincoln's assassination, prints were produced to pay tribute to Lincoln's memory and to help the public mourn. In this print, produced in 1864 and re-released after Lincoln's assassination in 1865, a Mathew Brady photograph of the martyred President is surrounded by imagery relating to patriotism, freed slaves, rebellion, peace, and Lincoln's great achievement of keeping the Union intact.

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Date Made

1864

Subject Date

1864

Creators

Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896

Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893

Momberger, William, b. 1829

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York

Creator Notes

Made using a photograph by Mathew Brady. Designed by William Momberger. Engraved and published by John Chester Buttre, New York, New York;

Keywords

United States

Engravings (Prints)

Prints (Visual works)

United States presidents

American Civil War, 1861-1865

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Collection Title

Print Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

31.2027.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of A.W. Dorgan

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Engraving (Printing process)
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 16.25 in

Width: 12 in

Inscriptions

Printed below image: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. / PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, / ASSASSINATED APRIL 14TH, 1865. / Border designed by W. Momberger. Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1864 by J.C. Buttre in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern district of New York. Photograph By M.B. Brady. / Engraved and Published By J.C. Buttre 48 Franklin St. New York. / A. Lincoln [facsimile signature]