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Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit seated sideways on a wooden chair, hand raised to chin, against a dark olive background.

Abraham Lincoln

A man in a dark suit and white shirt with a black bow tie sits sideways on a wooden chair, one hand resting on its curved back and the other raised to his chin in a thoughtful pose. He faces left against a dim olive backdrop, with a reddish floor beneath his polished boots. The oil painting uses soft, smoky shading and a restrained palette.

Artist
George Peter Alexander Healy
Date
1887
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2884 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1887).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Abraham Lincoln, retrato sentado

Un hombre con traje oscuro, camisa blanca y corbata de moño negra se sienta de lado en una silla de madera, con una mano apoyada en el respaldo curvo y la otra junto al mentón en actitud pensativa. Mira hacia la izquierda ante un fondo verde oliva oscuro, con un suelo rojizo bajo sus botas pulidas. La pintura al óleo usa sombras suaves y una paleta sobria.

Português: Abraham Lincoln, retrato sentado

Um homem de terno escuro, camisa branca e gravata borboleta preta senta-se de lado em uma cadeira de madeira, com uma mão apoiada no encosto curvo e a outra erguida ao queixo em postura pensativa. Ele olha para a esquerda diante de um fundo verde-oliva escuro, com um piso avermelhado sob as botas polidas. A pintura a óleo usa sombreados suaves e uma paleta contida.

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