Title

Apotheosis Portrait of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington

Creator

Files

Description

Photograph of a print (possibly a lithograph) of an apotheosis picture of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. In the image, Washington embraces Lincoln against a backdrop of clouds and holds a wreath above Lincoln's head. A group of angels watch from a distance.

Description Source

Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf, eds. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1963; Page: 242.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

4 X 2 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen process

Inscription

verso, inscribed at top: 6.00

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Class

CDVs

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.

ID

743

Digital ID

FVW_00743

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.