Engraved portrait of Lincoln. The head is based on the Cooper Union photo by Brady. The body is that of Henry Clay. The same body and background was used in 1856 with the head of John C. Fremont, then a presidential candidate.
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 …