Object Details
- Artist
- Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
- Sitter
- Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
- Exhibition Label
- This photograph played a significant role in shaping the public image of Republican hopeful Abraham Lincoln during the 1860 presidential campaign. Taken at Brady’s New York gallery on February 27—the day Lincoln delivered his famed Cooper Union address—the carefully crafted portrait revealed a candidate whose dignified bearing stood in sharp contrast to the unflattering characterizations circulated by his detractors.
- Brady issued his Lincoln portrait in several sizes, including small, card-mounted photographs known as cartes de visite. Introduced to the American market from Europe in 1858, the carte de visite quickly became the nation’s most popular photographic format.
- Esta fotografía tuvo un papel significativo en la creación de la imagen pública del candidato republicano Abraham Lincoln durante la campaña presidencial de 1860. Fue tomada en la galería de Brady en New York el 27 de febrero, día en que Lincoln pronunció su famoso discurso en la Cooper Union, y es una obra de cuidada factura que nos revela a un personaje cuyo porte distinguido y solemne contrasta drásticamente con las imágenes poco favorecedoras que difundían sus detractores.
- Brady hizo copias del retrato en varios tamaños, incluso en el formato llamado “tarjeta de visita”, que eran fotos pequeñas montadas en cartón. Las fotos tipo tarjeta de visita llegaron desde Europa al mercado norteamericano en 1858 y pronto se convirtieron en el formato fotográfico más popular del país.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- February 27, 1860
- Object number
- NPG.96.179
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Salted paper print
- Dimensions
- Image: 8.6 × 5.4 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/8")
- Mount: 10.3 x 6.2 cm (4 1/16 x 2 7/16")
- Place
- United States\New York\Kings\New York
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Printed Material\Book
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
- Architecture\Column
- Interior\Studio\Photography
- Abraham Lincoln: Male
- Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
- Abraham Lincoln: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Environmentalist
- Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Illinois
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\State Senator\Illinois
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
- Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Tradesman\Boat builder
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.96.179
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49828c036-2dc6-4b8a-bd93-334c4cf81d4d
