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Identification and Creation

Object Number
B62
People
Leonard Wells Volk, American (Wells, NY 1828 - 1895 Wisconsin)
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Title
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
1886
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/304713

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 20.2 x 14.5 cm (8 7/16 x 7 15/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower edge of chin, English: COPYRIGHT 1886 BY LEONARD W. VOLK;
  • inscription: on back of head, English: THIS CAST WAS MADE FOR/EDWARD HOOPER, A SUBSCRIBER/TO THE FUND FOR THE PURCHASE/AND PRESENTATION TO THE UNITED STATES/GOVERNMENT OF THE ORIGINAL MASK/MADE IN CHICAGO APRIL 1860 BY/LEONARD VOLK FROM THE LIVING/FACE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN/THIS CAST WAS TAKEN FROM THE /FIRST REPLICA OF THE ORIGINAL IN /NEW YORK CITY FEBRUARY 1886.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard University Portrait Collection
Object Number
B62
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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