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Casts of the Face and Hands of Abraham Lincoln

Catalog Data

Artist:
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1 Mar 1848 - 3 Aug 1907  Search this
Copy after:
Leonard Wells Volk, 1828 - 1895  Search this
Sitter:
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Face: 21.3 × 19.4 × 5.5 cm (8 3/8 × 7 5/8 × 2 3/16")
Right Hand: 15.9 × 12.4 × 8.6 cm (6 1/4 × 4 7/8 × 3 3/8")
Left Hand: 6.4 × 11.1 × 6.4 cm (2 1/2 × 4 3/8 × 2 1/2")
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
modeled in plaster 1860, cast in bronze 1886
Topic:
Mask\Life mask  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Male  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Object number:
1932-66-1a--c
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4caaa9b3d-1c71-41b1-bd1e-a08b69fe4559
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1932-66-1a--c