Abraham Lincoln
George Peter Alexander Healy, 1869
Healy's Lincoln — the wartime president, monumental and grave.
About this work
George Peter Alexander Healy painted this portrait of Abraham Lincoln in 1869, four years after Lincoln's assassination, and the year after his group portrait The Peacemakers. Healy (1813–1894) was born in Boston, the eldest son of an Irish merchant-marine captain, and began drawing at sixteen, helped by Gilbert Stuart's daughter Jane and advised by the painter Thomas Sully. He became one of the most prolific and popular portraitists of his time, with studios in Paris and Chicago, and painted a series of presidents from John Quincy Adams to Ulysses S. Grant for the Corcoran Gallery in Washington. Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, from 1861 until his death in April 1865. Born in a one-room log cabin in Kentucky and largely self-educated, he led the country through the Civil War. On January 1, 1863 he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and on November 19 that year he gave the Gettysburg Address, one of the most famous speeches in American history. He promoted the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery in 1865.
Sources: Wikimedia Commons · Wikipedia: George Peter Alexander Healy · Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
Print facts
- Native resolution
- 4,102 × 5,609 px
- Sharp at 150 ppi up to
- 27 × 37 in
- Sizes
- Small (15 × 20 in) · $100 · 273 ppi
Medium (18 × 24 in) · $150 · 228 ppi
Large (26 × 36 in) · $300 · 156 ppi - Price includes
- Frame and US shipping · 14–21 days · 30-day returns
FAQ
Where can I buy a framed print of Abraham Lincoln?
Here. Abraham Lincoln is available as a framed print in three sizes: Small (15 × 20 in) for $100, Medium (18 × 24 in) for $150 and Large (26 × 36 in) for $300. Prices include the frame and US shipping; delivery takes 14–21 days, with 30-day returns.
What size works best for Abraham Lincoln?
The file is 4,102 × 5,609 px, so every size is sharp: even Large (26 × 36 in) prints at 156 ppi. Choose Large (26 × 36 in) for a large wall; Small (15 × 20 in) suits a narrower space.
Is it legal to print Abraham Lincoln?
Yes. Abraham Lincoln is in the public domain: its copyright, if it ever had one, expired long ago. In the United States a faithful photograph of a public-domain painting does not create a new copyright (Bridgeman v. Corel, 1999), so the image can be printed and sold freely.
