Description
- Abstract:
- Reproduction painting from the book "The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln" by Helen Nicolay (1906). Text reads: "When Horsemanship and a Good Constitution Were Necessary in the Practice of Law - Abraham Lincoln Riding the Circuit, from a painting by Hambridge (sic) - Between 1849 and 1854 he devoted himself to the law and became of the leaders of the Illinois bar. His small fees- he once charged $3.50 for collecting $600- his frequent refusals to take cases which he did not think right and his attempts to prevent unnecessary litigation have become proverbial, - The Encyclopedia Britannica."
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
Hambidge, Jay,
"Abraham Lincoln 'riding the Circuit'"
(1906).
Lincoln Graphics.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:70951/
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Lincoln Graphics
Prints in the Lincoln collection are classified by Meserve numbers, and include most of the known photographic images of Lincoln, along with engravings and popular prints by, among other firms, Currier & Ives and Kurz & Allen. There are also …...