Lincoln at Home.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
PublisherPublished by
F. P. Whiting
(American, born 1840)
Date1864-1867
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 3/16 x 12 5/8in. (20.8 x 32.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/16 x 14 1/16in. (25.6 x 35.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/16 x 14 1/16in. (25.6 x 35.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionA family, consisting of a man, woman, two boys, and a young child, are gathered around an oval table. The woman, seated at the left, wears a dark dress with a white collar. A small brooch is pinned at ther throat. Her feet rest on a small upholstered footstool. Her right arm is around a young child who stands beside her, holding her left hand in his right hand. He wears a smock, pantalets, and striped socks. The man is seated in an armchair at the right. He has a beard and is wearing a coat, pants, shirt and necktie, and eyeglasses. He is looking at a large open book that he holds in his lap. A small boy stands beside him, also looking at the book. An older boy is seated behind the table with his right hand resting on a book. Two other books and a bouquet of flowers are on the table. A landscape painting in a gilt frame hangs on the wall in the right background. A window with fringed drapery is in the left background. A toy cannon is in the left foreground. A fluted column on a tall base is in the right foreground. Fringed drapery is attached to the column with a cord.
Object number1950.202.64
NotesSource Note: The figures of Lincoln and his son Tad at the right of this print are directly based on a Matthew Brady photograph taken on 9 February 1864. (Finlay 3/18/2004)On View
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