Article: Portrait engravings by William Edgar Marshall.(Critical Essay)(Biography)

Quite possibly the most widely distributed and best known original work of art in the United States following the Civil War was the engraved portrait of Abraham Lincoln (Fig. 3) executed by William Edgar Marshall (Pl. I). "Found ... in a vast number of households," it was reported that "many homes cherish among their best examples of art Marshall's interpretation of the ... Saver' of our country." (1) It was said to be "the most perfect exemplification of American attainment in popular portraiture of its time." (2)

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Supremely regarded in the nineteenth century, Marshall's portrait of Lincoln has ...

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