Abraham Lincoln – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare antique lithograph captures Abraham Lincoln 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. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Abraham Lincoln
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Most portraits of Lincoln from this period trace back to a handful of photographs, and this lithograph is a printed version of that same familiar face, produced in Philadelphia by the firm of Herline & Hensel and issued in New York by publisher Joseph Hoover. Lithographs like this were a cheap, fast way to put a president's likeness into parlors and offices during the Civil War years, when public appetite for images of the leader was high. Its exact date is uncertain, given only as the 1860s, but prints of this kind were widely sold and circulated across the North. Notice how the stone-printed tones give the face a softer, more painterly finish than a photograph.
| Created / published | c. 1860s |
|---|---|
| Medium | lithograph |
| Notes | Herline & Hensel, lithographer, Philadelphia. Published by Joseph Hoover, New York |
| Original scan | 6,330 × 8,710 px · prints to 21 × 29 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | L-P-9 |
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