Winslow Homer
Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Born in Kentucky, February 12, 1809

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Born in Kentucky, February 12, 1809
  • from Harper's Weekly, November 10, 1860
Date1860
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate : 10 13/16 × 9 3/16 in. (27.4 × 23.3 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (40.5 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.667
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "The Penand the Sword: Winslow Homer, Thomas Nast and the American Civil War" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston August 4, 1990 - February 3, 1991 Subsequent tour through

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printed lower right on the plate "H"

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