[Brady profile photograph of Lincoln.]

About this photograph

A profile portrait of Abraham Lincoln made by Matthew B. Brady on February 9, 1864.

The photograph is held by the Library of Congress. Beyond the date, the photographer's name, and that it shows Lincoln in profile, the archive record provides no further detail about the circumstances of the sitting, the location where it was taken, or what prompted Brady to make this particular portrait. Nothing is known from the record about why this profile view was chosen or how the photograph was subsequently used.

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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