Lot 80
[Lincoln, Abraham] Portrait Formed by Emancipation Proclamation Text. Portrait of Lincoln in oval surrounded by scroll, 13¼ x 10¼". Inscription at top: "Proclamation of Emancipation" with small 48-star American flag in color below. Inscription below picture: "Abraham Lincoln/Son of Democracy." At lower left: "C. A. Green, Columbus, Ohio/Copyrighted 1919." Originally done by W. H. Pratt in 1865, the artist wrote parts of the text in bold to form the portrait based on a photograph taken of President Lincoln on February 9, 1864, in Washington, D. C. The text was written to fit inside of the decorative oval border. Framed to 16¼ x 13½". Estimate Value $300 - UP
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