[Rarebooks] fs: Scarce CDV - the Lincolns, never photographed together

[Back Creek Books]

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We are pleased to offer:
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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 #O-69). Mary's pose is from an 1861 photograph by Brady 
(see Ostendorf #ML, O-4), 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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