Engraved Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln

Creator

Mathew Brady

Files

Creator Role

photographer

Description

Photograph of an engraving. Image features a seated portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln that was originally a photograph taken by Mathew Brady in January 1862. In the image, Mary Todd Lincoln is seated and holds a bouquet of flowers in her proper right hand. [Ref: ML, O-16.]

Description Source

Ostendorf, Lloyd. "The Photographs of Mary Todd Lincoln." Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984) 61, no. 3 (Autumn,1968): 269-332.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

3 3/4 X 2 1/2 inches

Inscription

recto, below print: MRS. LINCOLN

Subjects

Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882

Work Type

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.

Related Source

See item # 661.

ID

660

Digital ID

FVW_00660

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.