Abraham Lincoln
Randolph Rogers
American, 1825–1892

Details
Title
Abraham Lincoln
Artist/Maker
Randolph Rogers (American, 1825–1892)
Date
ca. 1866
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
27 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 16 inches
Credit
Gift of the West Foundation in honor of Gudmund Vigtel and Michael E. Shapiro
Accession #
2010.85
After the 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, many artists received commissions to perpetuate his memory. Rogers drew from various sources for this three-dimensional likeness but added his own neoclassical touches. Although he portrayed Lincoln in contemporary dress, the swag-like fall of his cape suggests antique sculptures of Roman orators and philosophers.
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