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100linc: 1860 Republican Convention: Lincoln Chosen. Large engraved image from the May 19, 1860 issue of Harper's Weekly. Title is "The Republicans in Nominating Convention, in their Wigwam at Chicago, May 1860." Shows a scene inside the convention hall, where a huge crowd of people is listening to a speech. It would be perfect for anyone with an interest in the Republican party! Very good condition.There are four very small holes on the center crease, where it was originally bound into the publication. The holes are barely noticeable. 16x22 in. $40 SOLD 101linc: 1861 Portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Engraved portrait of President Lincoln, from the April 27, 1861 issue of Harper's Weekly. Based on a photo by Matthew Brady. An article on the same page explains that this was the first official portrait made after Lincoln grew his beard. 11x16 in. $50 102linc: 1860 Portrait of President Elect Lincoln. Engraved portrait of Abraham Lincoln from the Dec. 8, 1860 Illustrated London News, shortly after he was elected President. Text on either side of the image (continued on the back) describes the president-elect. 8x11 in. $50 103linc: 1860 Hand colored wood engraved portrait of Candidate Abraham Lincoln from the May 26, 1860 issue of Harper's Weekly, shortly after he was nominated to be the Republican candidate for president. An article surrounding the portrait, and continued on the back of the page, describes Lincoln and his policies. 16 x 11 in. $60 SOLD 104linc: Winslow Homer -1861: President Elect Lincoln Gives Speech. Engraved scene from Harper's Weekly, March 2, 1861, titled "Abraham Lincoln, the President Elect, Addressing the People from the Astor House Balcony, February 19, 1861." Lincoln is shown standing on a balcony, addressing the cheering crowd. 11x16 in. $60 105linc: 1860: President Elect Lincoln's Law Office. Engraving from Harper's Weekly, Dec. 22, 1860, titled "The Present Law Office of Abraham Lincoln, the President Elect, in Fifth Street, West Side of the Public Square, Springfield, Illinois." The interior of the office is shown, with three men studying law books at a table. 6x11 in. $40 106linc: 1864: Abraham Lincoln Commissions U.S. Grant. Hand colored engraving from Harper's Weekly, titled "General Grant Receiving his Commission as Lieutenant-General from President Lincoln." Lincoln is shown handing the commission to General Grant, with officials and Army officers watching. 11x16 in. $60 107linc: 1861: Abraham Lincoln Goes To Washington. Hand colored engraving from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, titled "The Presidential Journey: Reception of President Lincoln by Fernando Wood, Mayor of New York, at the City Hall on Wednesday Feb. 20th, 1861." Above the image is part of an article describing the president elect's trip from Illinois to Washington DC. 11x16 in. $60 109linc: 1865: Lincoln Assassin Conspirators Hanged. Large engraving from the July 22, 1865 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Title of the scene is "Execution of the Conspirators, Mrs. Mary E. Surratt, Lewis Powell (Alias Payne), George Ahzerodt and David E. Harold, in the Prison Yard of the Old Penitentiary, Washington, D.C., July 7." The conspirators are shown hanging from the scaffold, with a crowd of soldiers and civilians watching. Their graves and empty coffins are waiting for them on the right side of the image. There is a diagonal crease in the upper right corner of the print'sppears to be an original crease caused by the paper being placed incorrectly in the printing press. It is not visually distracting. Overall condition of the print is very good. 16x22 in. $80 110linc: 1865: John Wilkes Booth Capture, Death. Two engraved images from the May 13, 1865 issue of Harper's Weekly, showing the capture and post-mortem examination of John Wilkes Booth. A small portion of an article about Booth's capture is between the two images. 11x16 in. $40 112linc: 1865: Lincoln Assassination Conspirator Payne. Engraved portrait of Lewis Payne, one of the conspirators in the Lincoln assassination, from the May 27, 1865 issue of Harper's Weekly. Payne was the man who attempted to kill Secretary of State Seward while John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln. Surrounding the image are articles about the capture of Jefferson Davis, the burial of Abraham Lincoln, and the trial of Payne himself. 11x16 in. $40 113linc: 1860: Chicago, Site of Lincoln Nomination. Hand colored engraving from the May 12, 1860 issue of Harper's Weekly, titled "The City of Chicago Illinois, Where the Republican Nominating Convention will Meet on May 16, 1860." Nice bird's eye view of the city, as seen from Lake Michigan. 11x16 in. $60 SOLD 114linc: 1865 Nast Print: Mourning Death of Lincoln. Beautifully hand colored, somber print from the April 29, 1865 issue of Harper's Weekly. The print is by Thomas Nast, the most famous political cartoonist of the 19th century. It features Columbia, a woman who appeared frequently in Nast's cartoons, representing all that is good and true about America. She is kneeling next to Lincoln's coffin, weeping with her head in her hand. On either side of the image, a Union soldier and sailor are seated with their heads bowed in grief. This is one of the most stirring tributes to Lincoln, published only a few weeks after his death. 16x22 in. $200 201linc: 1860 Portrait of Lincoln by Winslow Homer. Handsome portrait of Abraham Lincoln, from the November 10, 1860 issue of Harper's Weekly (the week after the election). Drawn by Winslow Homer, based on a photograph by Brady. Homer's signature "H" is engraved on the plate, in the lower right corner. Title beneath the image says "Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Born in Kentucky, February 12, 1809." Very Good Condition. Size 11x16 in. $100 SOLD 203linc: Hand colored engraving from the History of the Civil War. Published in 1865. 11x16 in. $80 |
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