M13837: The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, at the Capitol, Washington, March 4, 1861
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M13837
- People
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After Winslow Homer, American (Boston, MA 1836 - 1910 Prouts Neck, ME)
Engraved by Unidentified Artist
- Title
- The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, at the Capitol, Washington, March 4, 1861
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Harper's Weekly, vol. V, no. 220, March 16, 1861
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 1861
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/256780
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Wood engraving on off-white wove paper
- Technique
- Wood engraving
- Dimensions
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block: 34.9 × 50.9 cm (13 3/4 × 20 1/16 in.)
sheet: 40.6 × 56.5 cm (16 × 22 1/4 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: upper left, graphite: #41
- inscription: upper right, graphite: #41
- inscription: above image, printed text: [left:] 168 [center:] HARPER'S WEEKLY [right:] 169
- inscription: below image, printed text: THE INAUGURATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, MARCH 4, 1861 [From a Drawing made on the Spot.]
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- L. Aaron Lebowich, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1961
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Foster 41
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich
- Accession Year
- 1961
- Object Number
- M13837
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/02/2023 - 12/31/2023
Verification Level
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