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Original circa 1860 preliminary proof of a campaign lithograph depicting Abraham Lincoln, 19.5 x 25.5, featuring his printed facsimile signature in the lower border, "Yours truly, A. Lincoln," with "Hon. Abraham Lincoln," printed in block letters below. The portrait of Lincoln is based on one done by artist Thomas Hicks, the first to come west to paint the new Republican candidate in June 1860. Lincoln is said to have joked to Hicks: 'It will give the people of the East a correct idea how I look at home, and, in fact, how I look in my office. I think the picture has a somewhat pleasanter expression than I usually have, but that, perhaps, is not an objection' (see: Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln, edited by C. Allen Thorndike Rice, p. 602).
This example appears to be a preliminary first state of the more common campaign poster, lacking the plate signature of lithographer Leopold Grozelier, the imprint line, the complete title, and some extra linework in the margins. Later examples feature the complete block-letter caption: "Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Republican Candidate for the Presidency, 1860." Other examples of this scarce printing reside in the collections of the Library of Congress and the Library Company of Philadelphia, while another was sold at Swann's in 2018.
Framed to an overall size of 25.5 x 31. In very good condition, with light toning and scattered small surface scuffs.
