Abraham_Lincoln_O-77_matte_collodion_print.jpg
Summary
Alexander Gardner
: Abraham Lincoln
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Moses Parker Rice (1839-1925), possibly one of Gardner’s former assistants, copyrighted this portrait in the late nineteenth century, along with other photographs by Gardner.
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Scholars and enthusiasts alike believe this portrait of Abraham Lincoln, taken on November 8, 1863, eleven days before his famed Gettysburg Address, to be the best photograph of him ever taken. Lincoln’s character was notoriously difficult to capture in pictures, but Alexander Gardner’s close-up portrait, quite innovative in contrast to the typical full-length portrait style, comes closest to preserving the expressive contours of Lincoln’s face and his penetrating gaze.
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| Date | 8 November 1863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | matte collodion print | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 32.7 cm (12.8 in); width: 25.2 cm (9.9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | museums.fivecolleges.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other versions | http://www.physical-lincoln.com/exposure/o77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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public domain
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