Earliest portrait of Abraham Lincoln

This sketch is based on a daguerreotype taken of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, when he was between the ages of 35 and 40, or between the years 1844 and 1849. His son, Robert T. Lincoln, owned the original image.

Publication date: 1895-11-10

Size: 13.3 x 11 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: black and white

Language:

• English

Geography:

• United States

Subject(s):

• Legislators--United States--1840-1850
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
• United States. Congress. House--People--1840-1850

Genre(s):

• Drawings
• Portrait drawings
• Sketches

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (November 10, 1895), n.p.

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg