Abraham Lincoln
George Peter Alexander Healy · 1869
Why it's great
President Abraham Lincoln, who led the Union during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation, sits deep in thought in this 1869 portrait by George P. A. Healy.
🏛️ Part of history
Slavery & the Fight for Freedom (1780–1865) — President Abraham Lincoln, who led the Union during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation, sits deep in thought in this 1869 portrait by George P.
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George Peter Alexander Healy was born in Boston and became a portrait painter who worked in Paris, Rome, Chicago and Washington. He painted American presidents and the kings and queens of Europe. He lived long in Europe before settling in Chicago. He died there in 1894.
