[Lincoln, Abraham]:

LITHOGRAPH PORTRAIT "A. LINCOLN | LIKENESS FROM A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH FROM LIFE" BY ALONZO CHAPPEL.

New York: Johnson, Fry & Co., Publishers, 1862. Broadside, 7-1/4" x 10-1/2", portrait area 5-1/2" x 7-1/2". Handcolored line and stipple lithograph depicting a full length portrait of a bearded Abraham Lincoln seated beside a table in front of a heavy drape, holding a book of the Constitution with both hands in his lap, torn newspapers at his feet with the headlines "Secession" and "Southern Confederacy." "Painted By Alonzo Chappel" directly beneath image followed by facsimile signature and caption, imprint and copyright of Johnson Fry dated 1862. Two small tape remnants on verso from having been mounted. Near Fine.

Alonzo Chappel [1828-1887] was a painter and illustrator known best for his historical depictions of politicians and military events.
Stewart 34 [Catalogue of the portraits of Lincoln in the Lincoln Collection of Judd Stewart, New Jersey: 1912]. Item #38965

Price: $450.00