Perine, George "Abraham Lincoln" [facsimile signature]. "President of the United States."
Perine, George "Abraham Lincoln" [facsimile signature]. "President of the United States."
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Perine, George "Abraham Lincoln" [facsimile signature]. "President of the United States."

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"Abraham Lincoln" [facsimile signature]. "President of the United States."

New York: George E. Perine, 1864. 10 3/4 x 8 (image) plus full margins. Steel engraving by George Perine. Stain in upper right margin corner, else very good condition. A/A

A handsome and strong three quarters portrait of Lincoln seated in an elegant chair by a luxurious curtain. The paper on his desk is the Emancipation Proclamation. Perine made many small book illustrations in his time, but this is a larger and richer piece. By 1864, Lincoln's action of writing and signing the Emancipation Proclamation were seen as the crowning achievement of his presidency.