Bidspirit auction | A.W. Elson & Co. Lincoln

A.W. Elson & Co. Lincoln Carbon Print, St-Gaudens - This carbon print depicts the Standing Lincoln statue by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, which is located in Lincoln Park, Chicago. The image is a professional reproduction published by A.W. Elson and Co. of Boston, a firm known for high-quality art prints during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The photograph is inscribed Published by A.W. Elson and Co. Boston in the upper left margin and carries a copyright mark reading ? A.W.E. and Co. in the upper right margin. A fragmentary paper label on the reverse includes partially legible text reading STAMPED and ALL OUR CARBON. The print is mounted to a heavy cream card with an embossed decorative border and is presented in a period dark-stained oak frame. The reverse features a corrugated cardboard backing secured with rusted nails and a hanging wire.