Engraving Showing a Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1864
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1864
Subject Date
1864
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made using a photograph by Mathew Brady. Designed by William Momberger. Engraved and published by John Chester Buttre, New York, New York;
Collection Title
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]
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Related Content
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Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
- 10 Artifacts
Following the American Civil War, this engraving commemorated a crucial event and became popular for classroom display across the country. On July 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln first read the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet officers. Publicly announced by Lincoln in September 1862 to become law on January 1, 1863, it was the essential first legal step in eliminating slavery.