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Abraham Lincoln was one of his clients ... Among several Lincoln images on display is the rarely exhibited “cracked plate” portrait taken weeks before his death. The photograph earned its name when ...
Obama keeps a copy of a famous portrait of Abraham Lincoln hanging in his office. It's known as the "cracked plate Lincoln." Taken by Alexander Gardner in February of 1865, the original ...
The National Portrait Gallery unveiled a rare portrait of President Abraham Lincoln on Friday, ahead of Lincoln’s 214th birthday. The nine-foot-tall portrait, painted by W.F.K. Travers in 1865 ...
A framed portrait of Abraham Lincoln dates back to 1865. It was the same year the Civil War ended, followed by the assassination of President Lincoln. Three months ago, the rare photograph turned ...
It is ironic, therefore, that the nearly iconic portrait of Abraham Lincoln is a composite of Calhoun’s body and Lincoln's head. It is said that this was done because there was no sufficiently ...
The National Portrait Gallery will unveil a nine-foot-tall portrait of Abraham Lincoln by the Dutch artist W.F.K. Travers on February 10. It’s a remarkable work with an even more remarkable backstory: ...
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery unveiled a life-size painting of President Abraham Lincoln Friday morning. The 1865 portrait was painted by Dutch artist W.F.K. Travers and is one of ...