| Creator |
Hall, Henry Bryan, 1808-1884, engraver. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
|
Beers, N. P. publisher. |
| Title |
Diogenes his lantern needs no more, an honest man is found! The search is o'er. [graphic] / Engd. by H.B. Hall N.Y. |
| Publisher |
[New York] : [N.P. Beers] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1865 |
| Date |
[1865] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : engraving ; sheet 47 x 33 cm (18.5 x 12.75 in.) |
| Description |
Allegorical print showing the Greek philosopher Diogenes resting his lamp on an oval framed portrait of Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth
president of the United States. Lincoln, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, waistcoat, and jacket, faces slightly
right. Also includes a view of the U.S. Capitol with its original dome designed by Charles Bulfinch.
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Date inferred from content. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of materials related to Abraham Lincoln. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
|
Created postfreeze. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
Diogenes, -approximately 323 B.C. -- Portraits. |
|
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Portraits. |
|
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) |
|
Lanterns. |
|
Presidents -- United States. |
| Genre |
Engravings -- 1860-1870. |
|
Portrait prints -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister) 1822-1896, collector. |
| Publisher |
Beers, N. P. (Nathan P.), publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *portrait prints - L [5792.F.82] |
| Accession number |
5792.F.82 |
