Photograph of Lincoln printed by George B. Ayres in 1881 directly from the original negative by Alexander Hesler taken at Springfield, IL, June 3, 1860, [Ostendorf, O-26]. With blindstamp in lower right corner G.B. Ayers Copyright 1881. Mount verso signed Copyright Geo. B. Ayres / Phila. 7.75 x 9.25 in., mounted, 8 x 9.75 in. This is one of four known portraits of Lincoln taken by Hesler on June 3, 1860, at the old Capitol Building in Springfield, IL, two weeks after Lincoln's nomination for President by the Republican National Convention in Chicago. The original plates were retained by Ayres when he bought and sold Hesler's gallery immediately after the Civil War. In 1881, Ayres produced prints from the plates and also created a duplicate set of glass negatives [Ostendorf, 49]. Condition: Light, even toning to photograph.
Photograph of Lincoln printed by George B. Ayres in 1881 directly from the original negative by Alexander Hesler taken at Springfield, IL, June 3, 1860, [Ostendorf, O-26]. With blindstamp in lower right corner G.B. Ayers Copyright 1881. Mount verso signed Copyright Geo. B. Ayres / Phila. 7.75 x 9.25 in., mounted, 8 x 9.75 in. This is one of four known portraits of Lincoln taken by Hesler on June 3, 1860, at the old Capitol Building in Springfield, IL, two weeks after Lincoln's nomination for President by the Republican National Convention in Chicago. The original plates were retained by Ayres when he bought and sold Hesler's gallery immediately after the Civil War. In 1881, Ayres produced prints from the plates and also created a duplicate set of glass negatives [Ostendorf, 49]. Condition: Light, even toning to photograph.
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