Wonderful Wartime Photograph of Abraham LincolnThis photograph is a copy of one of the portraits that Anthony Berger, the manager of Mathew Brady’s Gallery in Washington, took of the President on February 9, 1864. In 1895, Lincoln's son Robert T. Lincoln wrote of this image, "I have always thought the Brady photograph of my father, of which I attach a copy, to be the most satisfactory likeness of him." A different portrait from the same sitting, of Lincoln's profile, served as the basis for the image of Lincoln on the one-cent coin, first minted in 1909. Another served as the basis for the United States $5 bill, redesigned in 2006.Levin Corbin Handy (1855-1932) was Brady's nephew-in-law and former apprentice. When Brady died in 1896, Handy inherited all of the photographic files and negatives that Brady had not sold to Congress. In 1954, the Library of Congress acquired some 10,000 original, duplicate, and copy negatives from L.C. Handy Studios.ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Photograph from Mathew Brady's studio, February 9, 1864 (copy made ca. 1900s-1920s). 7.5? x 8?. Stamp on verso of "L. C. Handy Studios / Washington, D.C." Very good. Ex. The Forbes Collection.Ex. The Forbes Collection. Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990), American owner-publisher of Forbes magazine, and consummate collector, amassed one of the most substantial and broad collections of such breadth and depth that it filled a half-dozen residences, and sat on three continents. Many of his manuscripts were sold in multi-million-dollar sales by Christie's in the early 2000s. The Forbes name is considered to be the apex of provenance when attached to an item like the one above. We are honored to have been chosen by the family to sell at auction the substantial balance of the collection.This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.WE PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE.