Keywords: Lincoln O-70 by Gardner, 1863.png This is one of a series of six pictures of the President taken by Alexander Gardner on the day before the official opening of his gallery Lincoln had promised to be Gardner's first sitter and chose Sunday for his visit to avoid curiosity seekers and other seekers while on his way to the gallery 1863 8 9 photograph Institution Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY object history Swann Galleries Inc exhibition history credit line Ostendorf O-70; Meserve M-53 accession number Creator Alexander Gardner http //www metmuseum org/Collections/search-the-collections/190013676 http //www physical-lincoln com/wiki/A63hi1 Retouched picture cropped border scewing http //images metmuseum org/CRDImages/ph/original/DT1652 jpg PD-old-100 Abraham Lincoln in 1863 1863 portrait photographs |