[Rarebooks] fs: CDV, Mr & Mrs Lincoln, ca. 1863

[Back Creek Books]

Greetings All,

For your consideration:
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(No. 7902 )  [Lincoln, Abraham and Mary]. ORIGINAL CARTE-DE-VISITE PORTRAIT
OF ABRAHAM AND MARY LINCOLN.
(S.l.): (s.n.), [1863?]. 2.438" x 3.875",  Very Good.
      This carte-de-visite is a composite portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln,
and is probably an albumen photograph of an engraving. There are no known
photographs of Abraham and Mary Lincoln together. Mr. Lincoln's pose is from
a photograph by one of Matthew Brady's photographers, Thomas Le Mere, in
1863 (see Ostendorf #69). Mary's pose is also from an 1863 photograph, and
shows her much taller in relation to Mr. Lincoln than she actually was. She
is in the mourning attire she wore after young Willie Lincoln's death. The
simple caption "Mr & Mrs Lincoln" is printed in the margin under the image.
There is some mild foxing to the card, a few slight creases across the
image, and a few faint scuffs near the top edge of the image. Back of card
has some browning, a couple of old pricing notations in light ink, and with
what looks like the word "crystoleum" in pencil. A nice copy of a rather
uncommon CDV.    $125.00
See photo: http://www.backcreekbooks.com/bookphotos/7902.jpg

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