File:The assassination of Abraham Lincoln (1865) (14757368994).jpg

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Title: The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1865 (1860s)
Authors: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Funeral rites and ceremonies Hearses (Vehicles) Railroad cars Railroad trains
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Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: Friends of The Lincoln Collection of Indiana, Inc.

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MediumSize SignedCondition Date Description Provenance Oil on wood panel 14 5/8 height X 13 1/2 width (painted area) 16 height X 15 1/4 width (panel dimensions) Not visible Chicago Conservation Center in November 1984 cleaned, retouched and applied a Soluvar varnish to each of the panels. Retouching is noticeable as infill was not added first. Faint evidence of varnish staining is around perimeter of painted portion. The panel is cracking from the left side measuring 2 Vi\ Circa 1865 Pink flourishes were painted at each of four comers. Within 11 1/3 roundel is an outdoor scene depicting a woman walking away from the viewer. There is a two story building at viewers right. Three sailboats are on the lake at midground. There is a large boulder in the immediate foreground. Part of Lincolns private railway car as decorative panels. Fair Market Value Created for him for his private railroad car, but as was completed in March or April 1965Washington to Springfield was used to carry his body.
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#38 Artist Unknown Dates and Nationality MediumSize SignedCondition DateDescription FrameProvenance Oil on wood panel 14 5/8 height X 13 1/2 width (painted area) 16 height X 15 1/4 width (panel dimensions) Not visible Chicago Conservation Center in February 1985 cleaned, retouched and applied a Soluvar varnish to each of the panels. Retouching is noticeable as infill was not used. Faint staining from old varnish is evident along perimeter. Circa 1865 Pink flourishes are painted at each comer. Within the 11 1/3 in diameter roundel is an outdoor scene that reveals a woods clearing in the foreground. A large lake separates the clearing from many buildings on the other side of the lake backed by pale blue mountains. Part of Lincohis private railway car as decorative panels. Fair Market Value Created for him for his private railroad car, but as was completed in March or April 1965Washington to Springfield was used to carry his body.

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