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Title: Washington and Lincoln. (Apotheosis)
Creator: Ferris, Stephen James, 1835-1915, artist
Date Created and/or Issued: 1865
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: United States Civil War
Rights Information: For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Depicts Lincoln being embraced by George Washington, surrounded by clouds. Washington holds a laurel wreath over Lincoln's head. Imagery invokes traditional portrayals of martyrs receiving a crown.
Lincoln as martyr and secular saint.
Extent: image 22 x 16 cm (8 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.) ; overall 33 x 27 cm (13 x 10 5/8 in.)
Identifier: photCL 511 (14)
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll6/id/5039
Subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Martyrs
Source: Collection of Civil War-related Carte-de-Visite
United States Civil War, Huntington Digital Library

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