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Engraving Showing a Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1864

Mathew Brady1864

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

After President Lincoln's assassination, prints were produced to pay tribute to Lincoln's memory and to help the public mourn. In this print, produced in 1864 and re-released after Lincoln's assassination in 1865, a Mathew Brady photograph of the martyred President is surrounded by imagery relating to patriotism, freed slaves, rebellion, peace, and Lincoln's great achievement of keeping the Union intact.

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  • Title: Engraving Showing a Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1864
  • Creator: Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896, Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, Momberger, William, b. 1829
  • Date Created: 1864
  • Location: United States, New York, New York
  • Subject Keywords: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Civil wars, Slavery, Soldiers, United States presidents, American Civil War, 1861-1865, Engravings (Prints), Prints (Visual works), Portraits
  • Type: Documents
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: Digital Collections
  • Object Name: Print (Visual work)
  • Object ID: 31.2027.1
  • Image ID: THF6901
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of A.W. Dorgan
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