Abraham Lincoln Related
"The last Photograph the President sat for..." Abraham Lincoln & His Son Thaddeus - Rare Large Size
February 5, 1865 (Photo taken), Cabinet Card Photograph, "President Lincoln and His Son Thaddeus," Studio Portrait by Alexander Gardner in Washington, D.C., Choice Very Fine.
Variant of O-114. This Photograph was taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington, D.C. on February 5, 1865. This version adds a studio backdrop to the portrait and proved much more popular than the original. This is a 6.25" x 8.5" Albumen print on a special oversized printed and titled card mount measuring to a large 10" x 13.5". The title caption reads: "President Lincoln and His Son Thaddeus. - The last Photograph the President sat for." Below is noted: "Published by G. F. Bouve & Company of Boston." Most often this image is seen in a small Carte de Visite size format, not large and impressive as this more desirable current example. This print has the addition of the "Sylvan backdrop" to make it somewhat more marketable, as the initial issue had a blank (draped) background scene and did not sell well. The first example of this rarer large size Alexander Gardner Studio Portrait of "The last Photograph the President sat for...".