[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. A group of 2 images honoring Lincoln, incl. commemorative albumen print, The Martyr of Freedom. New York: Charles Magnus, 1865.

The Martyr of Freedom. Sixteenth President of the United States. 5 x 7 1/4 in. albumen print on cardstock 10 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. mount (toning, some light soiling to print and mount; edge and corner wear to mount including some surface loss on verso near right center edge). Decorative border and Lincoln's facsimile signature just below his portrait. With the following printed in the lower margin, "Entered According to Act of Congress A.D. 1865 by Chs. (Charles) Magnus in the Clerks Office of the 5th Dist. of N.Y."

This print, produced shortly after the assassination of Lincoln, is based on the original portrait of Lincoln (O-55) taken between 1 March and 30 June 1861 possibly by C.D. Fredricks out of New York, James E. McClees, or W. L. Germon, both out of Philadelphia.

[With:] 7 1/8 x 9 in. albumen photograph on 8 x 10 in. cardstock mount, featuring an outdoor view of the statue "Emancipation," created by Thomas Ball, depicting Abraham Lincoln holding the Emancipation Proclamation while freeing an enslaved man with broken shackles on his wrists. Washington, DC: J.F. Jarvis, n.d., ca late 19th century (toning, occasional spotting; some edge and corner wear to mount). The day after Lincoln's death, fundraising began for the Emancipation memorial. Formerly enslaved woman Charlotte Scott donated $5 and requested that it be used to erect a monument honoring Lincoln, which led to a campaign involving other emancipated enslaved individuals raising funds. As a result of their efforts, $18,000 was raised for the monument, which still stands in Capitol Hill.

Together, 2 images honoring Abraham Lincoln.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. A group of 2 images honoring Lincoln, incl. commemorative albumen print, The Martyr of Freedom. New York: Charles Magnus, 1865.