Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States, hand-colored portrait – Antique Photo Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States, hand-colored portrait comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States, hand-colored portrait
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Lincoln's connection to Thanksgiving is the detail that makes this portrait stand out on a board about the holiday. In 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, he issued a proclamation setting aside the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving, a practice that Sarah Josepha Hale had campaigned for over many years. Hand-colored portraits like this one were popular in the period, often built from a photograph or engraving and tinted by hand, so they reached households that could not afford a formal sitting. Look closely at the tinting, which shows how much the image depended on the skill of the individual colorist.
| Original scan | 2,433 × 3,321 px · prints to 8 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | L-P-11 |
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