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	Glass-Plate Negative of Abraham Lincoln Title Glass-Plate Negative of Abraham Lincoln Item ID P0420_1 Description Backlit collodion wet-plate negative of a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. This is one of the rare photographs of Lincoln looking directly at the viewer. It shows a haggard president with heavy lines on his face. His "lazy" left eye is noticeable. Subject Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Portraits Creator Rice, Moses P. (1840-1925) after Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Date Ca. 1864 Notes Alexander Gardner photographed Abraham Lincoln on seven separate occasions. Lincoln sat for this portrait on 8 November 1863. He went to the studio with his two secretaries and had five poses taken. This is one of the best-known photographs of Lincoln and was used by sculptor Daniel Chester French as the model for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Format of Original Negative Digital Format JPG Owning Institution Indiana Historical Society Collection Name Glass-Plate Negative of Alexander Gardner Abraham Lincoln Portrait Collection Number P 0420 Type Image Copyright Notice Digital image © 2004 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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