Artist/Maker
Ralcy Husted Bell
(1869 - 1931)
Depicted
Abraham Lincoln
(American, 1809 – 1865)
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Oil on canvas
Overall: 21 x 15 in. ( 53.3 x 38.1 cm )
Gift of Faust Azzaretti
1944.92
This portrait was painted from a photograph and shows the beardless Lincoln when he was a lawyer and rising young political figure in Illinois; the photograph was taken on June 3, 1860, in Springfield by Alexander Hesler, who made several photos of Lincoln at that time.
Markingssigned: lower left: "Ralcy Husted Bell"
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
