(1809-1865) A tall, lanky Illinois lawyer, he was considered a back woodsman who would not amount to much. Contrarily, he became the 16th President of the United States of America, serving from 1861 to 1865, and he led the Union forces to victory in the bloody American Civil War. Among his many accomplishments, Lincoln was famous for his "Emancipation Proclamation," freeing the slaves, and for his immortal 1863 "Gettysburg Address." His second term in the White House was cut short when he became the first American President to be assassinated. He was shot by the famous actor, John Wilkes Booth, at Ford's Theater, Washington, D.C., on the evening of April 14, 1865, dying early the next morning.

Authentic period engraving of a fully seated President Lincoln holding a book on his lap that is titled, "Constitution of the United States." A bust of President George Washington is sitting on a pedestal at his side. Printed signature, "A. Lincoln" is seen below his portrait, as well as the legend, "Likeness from a recent photograph from life." Published by Johnson, Fry & Co., New York. Light age toning, and some minor scattered stain spots in the margin, and on the reverse. Very fine portrait engraving of "Honest Abe." Please note that the wavy lines that you see in the background are not in the original engraving. They were caused by my scanning program which does not have a de-fragmentation tool in it.