START WITH ART: Abraham Lincoln

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Title: Abraham Lincoln

Artist: George Peter Alexander Healy

Date: 1860

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 76.2 × 63.5 cm

Start with Art Questions: 

• Who is represented in this portrait? Why is this person important? 

• Look closely at the details on President Lincoln's face. What is his mood? 
• Have you seen portraits of Lincoln as an older man with beard (like this etching)? How are the portraits different?