M13837: The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, at the Capitol, Washington, March 4, 1861

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M13837

People

After Winslow Homer, American (Boston, MA 1836 - 1910 Prouts Neck, ME)
Engraved by Unidentified Artist

Title

The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, at the Capitol, Washington, March 4, 1861

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Harper's Weekly, vol. V, no. 220, March 16, 1861

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1861

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/256780

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Wood engraving on off-white wove paper

Technique

Wood engraving

Dimensions

block: 34.9 × 50.9 cm (13 3/4 × 20 1/16 in.)
sheet: 40.6 × 56.5 cm (16 × 22 1/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: upper left, graphite: #41
• inscription: upper right, graphite: #41
• inscription: above image, printed text: [left:] 168 [center:] HARPER'S WEEKLY [right:] 169
• inscription: below image, printed text: THE INAUGURATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, MARCH 4, 1861 [From a Drawing made on the Spot.]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

L. Aaron Lebowich, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1961

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Foster 41

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich

Accession Year

1961

Object Number

M13837

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/02/2023 - 12/31/2023

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