Historical Portrait
[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
![[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], 1863 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/abraham-lincoln-head-and-shoulders-portrait-facing-front-1863-Dk2YYglKqQrM8Y92pkTe.jpg)
Archive record
1 photographic print on cabinet card mount : albumen silver ; 16.5 x 11 cm.
About this photograph
This albumen silver print shows Abraham Lincoln in a head-and-shoulders portrait, facing the camera. The photograph was made in 1863 by Alexander Gardner and Moses P. Rice, then mounted on cabinet card stock measuring 16.5 by 11 centimeters.
The record provides no information about where the photograph was taken, the circumstances of the sitting, or which photographer operated the camera. Nothing is documented about Lincoln's appearance, expression, or attire in this image.
The print is held by the Library of Congress.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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