Lincoln At Home – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This antique lithograph of Lincoln At Home brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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This lithograph presents Abraham Lincoln not as a wartime leader but as a private man, which is what sets it apart from the many official portraits and battlefield scenes of his presidency. Currier & Ives, the New York firm that sold inexpensive prints to households across the country, issued it around 1867, only a couple of years after Lincoln's assassination. In that period, the public was eager for images that recalled Lincoln's character and family life, and domestic scenes like this one helped shape the image of him as a devoted husband and father. The print is a useful window into how popular memory of Lincoln was being formed soon after his death.
| Created / published | c. 1867 |
|---|---|
| Medium | lithograph |
| Notes | Currier & Ives, New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 8,763 × 7,010 px · prints to 29 × 23 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | L-F-1 |
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