Abraham Lincoln Portrait Photo Poster, Famous Print Photo From 1860, Photo That Propelled Lincoln To Greatness

Abraham Lincoln Portrait Photo Poster From 1860.



Abraham Lincoln was a little-known one-term Illinois Congressman with national aspirations when he arrived in New York City in February 1860 to speak at the Cooper Union. The speech had to be perfect, but Lincoln also knew the importance of image. Before taking to the podium, he stopped at the Broadway photography studio of Mathew B. Brady. The portraitist, who had photographed everyone from Edgar ­Allan Poe to James Fenimore Cooper and would chronicle the coming Civil War, knew a thing or two about presentation. He set the gangly rail splitter in a statesmanlike pose, tightened his shirt collar to hide his long neck and retouched the image to improve his looks. In a click of a shutter, Brady dispelled talk of what Lincoln said were “rumors of my long ungainly figure … making me into a man of human aspect and dignified bearing.”

✨ Famous Lincoln Portrait Iconic Trivia:

By capturing Lincoln’s youthful features before the ravages of the Civil War would etch his face with the strains of the Oval Office, Brady presented him as a calm contender in the fractious antebellum era. Lincoln’s subsequent talk before a largely Republican audience of 1,500 was a resounding success, and Brady’s picture soon appeared in publications like Harper’s Weekly and on cartes de visite and election posters and buttons, making it the most powerful early instance of a photo used as campaign propaganda. As the portrait spread, it propelled Lincoln from the edge of greatness to the White House, where he preserved the Union and ended slavery.

POSTER & SHIPPING INFORMATION:

This listing is for posters of various sizes, medium 8 x 10 inches, medium large 12 x 18, large 16 x 24, and giant 24 x 36 inches. Choose your size :-).

They are perfect for framing and are print quality.

We also do many other posters, calendars, prints and wall art. Check out the listings in our shop. If what you want isn't there let us know and we'll do our
best to accommodate you! We can do custom prints/posters/canvases/wall art.

This is a uniquely restored enhanced image to get the most wonderful print possible.

All images used have been retouched to remove any major imperfections and then enhanced for digital printing.

The images are of the highest quality and mostly 300 dpi.

This is a reprint, printed on high quality premium matte 170gsm finished paper.


The poster would look great on your wall, or as a present, also great for framing.

★ Size of poster is 8 x 10, 12 x 18, 16 x 24, 24 x 36. Please choose your size.
★ Beautiful prints, printed on state of the art printers
★ Shipped from the UK for UK customers. We have a distribution center in the UK, mainly using Royal Mail, FEDex or UPS.
★ Shipped from the USA for USA customers. We have distribution centers in the USA too, mainly using FEDex, UPS or DHL
★ Shipped from the EU for EU customers. We have a distribution centers Germany, France and other EU states
★ Giant sized 24 x 36, large Abraham Lincoln poster 16 x 24, medium large 12 x 18 or just medium 8 x 10 inches
★ Digitally enhanced and remastered images
★ Printed on high quality premium matte 170gsm finished paper.


It comes carefully packed, rolled in a cardboard fitted tube for posters above 8 x 12 (A4) size, and flat sturdy cardboard packaging for anything below A4 size.