Title

Hon. Abraham Lincoln.

Creator

Leopold Grozelier
John Henry Bufford
Thomas Hicks
Alexander Hesler

Files

Creator Role

lithographer printer painter photographer

Description

The object is a preliminary proof of a widely distributed campaign print during the 1860 Presidential Election. The lithograph features a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln looking to his proper left. It includes Lincoln's facsimile signature beneath his portrait.

Description Source

Swann Auction Galleries. https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/(PRINTS--1860-CAMPAIGN.)-[Grozelier,-after-Hicks-and-Hesler.-2486++++++86+-++747836 (Accessed 11 July 2019).

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

1860

Measurement

25 1/2 x 21 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); lithography

Inscription

recto, bottom left corner: T. Hicks

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

lithograph

Class

prints

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Related Source

See Collection Documentation Box 1, Folder 8000-8999.

ID

8330

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.