A fine John Sartain engraving of President Abraham Lincoln, after the painting by E. D. Marchant, published in 1864, 16.25 x 11.25 in. (sight), matted and set into an attractive wood frame. Fine. In 1862, the Union League of Philadelphia commissioned Edward Dalton Marchant to paint Lincoln's portrait for exhibition in Independence Hall as a gesture of support for the president and the Union. Marchant engaged Philadelphia artist John Sartain to engrave the portrait, and mezzotint prints were published by Bradley and Company in 1864 to meet popular demand for the image. The half-length portrait depicts Lincoln seated at a table, holding a quill. A document beneath his arm reads: 'Abraham Lincoln, Jan'y 1st, 1863, Will. H. Seward' It references the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, which took effect on that date. Part of a large statue is shown at the upper right, a classical figure of Liberty with a broken chain at her feet, another reference to the emancipation of the slaves. Fine.