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Abraham Lincoln
George Peter Alexander Healy1869
The White House
Washington D.C., United States
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Details
- Title: Abraham Lincoln
- Creator Lifespan: 1813 - 1894
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date Created: 1869
- Provenance: Rejected submission in the 1869 competition for an official White House portrait; purchased by Robert Todd Lincoln, Chicago; Mrs. Robert Todd Lincoln, Manchester, Vermont, 1925; bequest to the White House with life interest to Mrs. Mary Lincoln Isham (daughter), Chicago, 1937.
- Physical Dimensions: w1413.002 x h1873.25 mm (without frame)
- Description: Signed and dated lower left: G.P.A. Healy/ 1869
- Artist: George P.A. Healy
- Type: Painting
- Rights: Bequest of Mrs. Robert Todd Lincoln, 1939, White House Historical Association (White House Collection)
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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