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Assassination of President Lincoln : At Ford's Theatre Washington, D.C. April 14th 1865.

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  • PUBLISHER: No publisher listed.

  • MEDIUM: Lithograph,

    DATE: c. 1865

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 9 5/8 x 14" (24.4 x 35.6 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A dramatic stone engraving by J. E. Baker, this print captures the shocking moment when John Wilkes Booth leapt from the theater box to the stage after fatally shooting President Abraham Lincoln. The scene conveys both the chaos of the assassination and the theatrical setting in which it occurred. Publisher not identified.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 14 x 18 inch mat for handling.

  • CONDITION: Good condition save for minor foxing.

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