Abraham Lincoln, Modern Photograph, O-65, albumen toned

Description

Abraham Lincoln at Antietam, a modern albumen-toned print of O-65.

Lincoln is the central figure, towering over General McClellan (left of Lincoln) and Generals Fitz-John Porter and McClellan (to his right). 

Lincoln’s fellow Illinois lawyer, friend, bodyguard, and over 6-footer, Ward Hill Lamon, sits at the image’s left. 

Massachusetts Governor, John Andrew, stated, “He stood, Like Saul, among his veterans, head and shoulders above every man.”

Image size is 9 3/16″ x 6 1/2″, overall size is 8″ x 10″, matte finish. Albumen toning.

Gardner, Alexander, Antietam, Maryland 3 October 1862  (O-65)