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Abraham Lincoln, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, Seated, Facing Front – Vintage Photo Print

Abraham Lincoln, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, Seated, Facing Front, c. 1846-1847 — historic photograph
Abraham Lincoln, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, Seated, Facing Front, c. 1846-1847. Historic photograph from the Presidents collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

This rare historic photograph captures Abraham Lincoln, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, Seated, Facing Front in remarkable detail. 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, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, Seated, Facing Front

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Lincoln sits squarely facing the camera in this quarter-plate daguerreotype, a three-quarter-length view that shows him seated rather than standing, as many early portraits were. Daguerreotypes like this one were made on silvered copper plates, producing a single mirror-like positive image that cannot be copied the way later paper prints can. The picture dates to around 1846 or 1847, when Lincoln was practicing law in Springfield, Illinois, and had just been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, making it one of the earliest surviving photographs of him.

Created / publishedc. 1846-1847
Mediumphotograph, quarter plate, daguerreotype
Original scan990 × 1,183 px
ReferenceL-P-32

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