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Lithograph

Title:
Death of President Lincoln / At Washington, D.C. April 15th 1865 / The Nation's Martyr
Object Name:
Lithograph
Object ID:
1975.525.03
Creator:
Currier & Ives
Date:
1865
Description:
Lithograph, "Death of President Lincoln / At Washington, D.C. April 15th 1865 / The Nation's Martyr.", by Currier & Ives, 1865. Black & white; horizontal rectangle; Lincoln in bed Surgeon General holding his hand. Mrs. Lincoln on his left side seated, son Tad crying in her lap. Miss Harris behind her Son Robert at foot of bed with 7 identified men behind him. "Mr. Chase C J / Secy. McCulloch / Atty. General / Vice Prest. Johnson / Chas. Sumner / Secy. Stanton / Secy. Wells / Robt. Lincoln / Surgeon Genl / President Lincoln / Mrs. Lincoln & Tad / Miss Harris / Death of President Lincoln / At Washington, D.C. April 15th 1865 / The Nation's Martyr./ Entered according to act of Congress, AD. 1865, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern Dist. of N.Y." printed in five lines beneath image. Unframed
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-10.25 W-14.15 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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