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Bickwell, W. H. W. (ca. 1850-1865) [Portrait of Abraham Lincoln]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08879.01.03 Author/Creator: Bickwell, W. H. W. (ca. 1850-1865) Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: n.d. Pagination: 1 print ; 39 x 28.5 cm. Order a Copy

Print of a pen and ink drawing of Lincoln from the waist up without a beard. Issued to the members of the Bibliophile Society.

Bickwell, W. H. W., fl. 1850-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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