Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He served from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln ran for a second term and won during the Civil War. On April 14th, 1865, Lincoln was shot, assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.
To this day, Lincoln is admired for his internal fortitude in the face of great opposition from the South and countless loss of life as soldiers died from the North and from the South in Civil War battles. Because of this great admiration, Lincoln is still one of the more favored presidents in American history.
There have been prints produced of Lincoln showing him at the Gettysburg Address just before or after giving his famous speech, prints of paintings of Lincoln sitting for a portrait, a print of a lithograph of him riding a horse past his home in Springfield, Illinois, prints of him and his son, Tad reading, and there are even prints of the drawings of his death in the theatre with John Wilkes Booth seen running for his life or his death at home in his bed.
You can find an Abraham Lincoln Print in any number of conditions. Some that are recently produced will be brand new and then there are many that have been collected by older people that have been passed down from generation to generation. These could be in excellent to tattered condition depending on how well they’ve been stored or keep.
The artist Mort Kunstler painted the Gettysburg address with Lincoln standing in the foreground and onlookers seated behind him. In this painted portrait he is simply holding his speech and standing as if waiting to speak. Abraham Lincoln Print of this painting are among the most expensive Lincoln prints running into the high hundreds.
The balance of prints featuring Lincoln can be obtained for well under $100.00. The usual range is $15 to $68. It’s clear that Lincoln made his mark in history because he is remembered well in history, art, literature, and in frequent conversations.
History notes that Lincoln was a US Congressman from Illinois, a lawyer, and the 16th President of the U.S. Lincoln’s greatest accomplishments were keeping the country from permanently dividing as the Civil War escalated with thousands dying, along with many states declaring they have seceded from the Union (South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Lincoln triumphed and overcame by ending slavery and setting the slaves free.
