Death of Lincoln / painted and engraved by A.H. Ritchie, N.V. – Antique Wall Art
(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.)
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This rare historic print captures Death of Lincoln / painted and engraved by A.H. Ritchie, N.V. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Death of Lincoln / painted and engraved by A.H. Ritchie, N.V.
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Rather than a photograph or lithograph, this print is a mezzotint, a tonal engraving process that builds soft gradations of light and shadow, which suited a solemn deathbed scene. It was painted and engraved by A.H. Ritchie and issued around 1875, a decade after the event it depicts. The subject is the death of Abraham Lincoln, who was shot at Ford's theater in Washington on April 14, 1865, and died the next morning in the Petersen House across the street. This is a second impression, and its large sheet shows a tear below the image.
| Created / published | c1875. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : mezzotint ; 28 5/16 x 40 13/16 in. |
| Genre | Mezzotints 1870-1880. |
| Notes | 5662? U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Second impression (E-size); has tear below image. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. |
| Subjects | Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Death & burial. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 10,440 × 7,253 px · prints to 35 × 24 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | tif09322_DeathofLincolnpaintedandengrav |
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