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#12 1860 SilverPortrait of Abraham Lincoln — From the Original Alexander HeslerNegative
Authentic Late19thCentury Print | HistoricPre-Presidential Image | Chicago Origin
Own a tangible piece of American history with thisauthentic silver photographic print (3” X 43/8”) of AbrahamLincoln, taken from the original 1860 Alexander Hesler negative.
This distinguished portrait of Abraham Lincoln,taken in 1860 shortly after Lincoln’s nominationat the Chicago Wigwam by renowned Chicago photographer AlexanderHesler, captures Lincoln at age 51, shortlyafter attending the Republican National Convention at theChicago Wigwam.
The image offered here is reduced from a print made fromHesler’s original glassplate negative, celebrated for itsclarity and depth. Hesler’s 1860 sitting produced the most iconicbeardless likeness of Lincoln — a study in character and resolve inquiet strength and conviction that Lincoln himself praised as “thebest likeness of me ever taken.”
Collector’s Note
This portrait is among the most historically significantpre-presidential images of Lincoln. Prints from Hesler’s 1860negative are prized by collectors of Civil Wareraphotography, political Americana, andpresidential portraiture. A centerpiece for anyserious Lincoln collection.
