Mar 27, 2014 - Sale 2342

Sale 2342 - Lot 87

Price Realized: $ 1,375
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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Emancipation Proclamation. A calligraphic portrait rendering of Lincoln as the Proclamation 12 x 9 inches (image size) on a 15 x 12 inch sheet; some light toning. Iowa: W. H. Pratt, 1864
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One of the more inventive and attractive versions of the Proclamation. Pratt accomplished this by a rendering of Lincoln's portrait, using the Proclamation in calligraphic form with light and dark pen strokes. Eberstadt, 40