Frame approximately 16 inches x 19 inches, portrait approximately 10.5 inches x 14 inches. The well-known image is of a seated Lincoln taken by Alexander Gardner at Gardners gallery in Washington, D.C. on February 15, 1865, (O-116D), copyright 1894 by Watson Porter. The back of the frame has a heavy cardboard banner affixed to the top which is inscribed ABRAHAM LINCOLN, / FROM THE LAST ORIGINAL UNRETOUCHED NEGATIVE OF THE MARTYRED PRESIDENT, MADE BY ALEXANDER GARDNER, PHOTOGRAPHER TO THE ARMY OF THE / POTOMAC, THE SUNDAY BEFORE THE ASSASSINATION, WHILE HE WAS SHARPENING A PENCIL FOR HIS SON TAD. / COPYRIGHT 1894 BY WATSON PORTER. The photograph has no notable defects, but the wooden frame has some chips missing from the outer border of the frame. Overall a very appealing piece.，，，
