Abraham Lincoln (Bittinger)

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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln in the United States Congress by.jpg
Artist Ned Bittinger
Year2004
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions106.7 cm × 81.3 cm (42 in × 32 in)
Location United States Capitol, Washington D.C.
Owner United States House of Representatives

Abraham Lincoln is a 2004 oil-on-canvas portrait painting by Ned Bittinger of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. The portrait is in the collection of the United States House of Representatives and depicts a young Lincoln when he served his single term in Congress, it hangs in the United States Capitol. [1] [2] [3]

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Summary

The painting depicts Lincoln in his late 30s from when he served in the House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849. Ned Bittinger worked from photographs of Lincoln's time in Congress as well as historic images of the House Chamber. The setting includes the John Vanderlyn portrait of George Washington, furniture designed by Thomas Constantine, and many details of the House Chamber's appearance in the 1840s, including the red drapery. [4] Lincoln is depicted sitting at his desk in the old Hall of the House, now called National Statuary Hall. [5] The painting is part of a series of 21st-century portraits depicting noteworthy former members of Congress commissioned by the House of Representatives. [4]

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The painting has been featured in many articles including on Cracked.com and The Imaginative Conservative . [6] [7]

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  2. "Edmund "Ned" Stuart Bittinger". medicalarchives.jhmi.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  3. "Abraham Lincoln | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
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