Sep 27, 2018 - Sale 2486

Sale 2486 - Lot 71

Price Realized: $ 594
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(PHOTOGRAPHY.) Liberty Crowning her Martyr. Carte-de-visite albumen photograph, 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches, captioned in image, on plain mount; minimal wear; inscribed on verso "No. 433, filed June 29th 1865, Frank Noel, Proprietor," with later ink inscription added. Philadelphia: Frank Noel, 1865

Additional Details

A photograph of a painting depicting Lincoln kneeling before a bust of Washington, broken shackles and the Emancipation Proclamation at his feet, while Liberty places a garland upon his head. This appears to be the original copy held by the copyright applicant.