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The Arrival of Mr. Lincoln at the Continental Hotel (Philadelphia)
The Arrival of Mr. Lincoln at the Continental Hotel (Philadelphia)

The Arrival of Mr. Lincoln at the Continental Hotel (Philadelphia)

Thomas Nast (American (born in Germany), 1840–1902)
1861
Medium/TechniqueGraphite with white watercolor on light green paper
DimensionsSheet: 25.8 x 35.9 cm (10 3/16 x 14 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number59.941
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsInscribed upper right in graphite: The arrival of Mr. Lincoln at the "Continental" hotel Lincoln standing / Mr. LIncoln on the balcony making a speach it / was nearly dark, about 7 in the evening, lights in the windows / Philadelphia.; lower right: a mass of heads. Verso in graphite: en route to Washington / 1st inaugurationProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA November 12, 1959