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Brown, John Henry, 1818-1891 [Portrait of Abraham Lincoln]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1217 Author/Creator: Brown, John Henry, 1818-1891 Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: 1860 Pagination: 1 print ; b&w Order a Copy

One print of Abraham Lincoln by John Henry Brown dated 1860. Item was originally a miniature painting requested by John M. Read.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Brown, John Henry, 1818-1891

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