This 1866 engraving by Alexander Hay Ritchie is based on the 1864 painting by Francis Bicknell Carpenter. The widely circulated engraving depicts the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in the Cabinet Room of the White House, in what is now the Lincoln Bedroom. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed on January 1, 1863 and granted freedom to enslaved people residing in Confederate states. Those present were (from left to right): Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Interior Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of State William H. Seward, Postmaster General Montgomery Blair, and Attorney General Edward Bates.

This photograph is of a marble bust of President Abraham Lincoln, on display in the Cross Hall. The bust was displayed with low lighting for the State Dinner held in honor of French president Emmanuel Macron on April 24, 2018, during the Donald Trump administration. Suz Redfearn took this photograph for the White House Historical Association on April 23.

This sketch drawing by artist Alfred R. Waud captures the military ceremony honoring President Abraham Lincoln with the dedication of Lincoln's flagpole. The ceremony took place on the South Grounds of the White House on June 29, 1861. The event is believed to have been used as a sign of solidarity in the early days of the Civil War.

This painting of President Abraham Lincoln was created by R. D. Bayley. The painting depicts Lincoln showing abolitionist Sojourner Truth a bible gifted to him by African Americans from Baltimore, Maryland. Bayley completed the painting on October 29, 1864. The image of the painting is mounted on a cabinet card.

This drawing of Thomas Lincoln, commonly referred to as Tad, was inspired by a nearly identical photograph of President Abraham Lincoln and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln's youngest child astride his pony. In this depiction, however, President Lincoln has been added to the background, watching over his son. The original piece was a carte de viste.

This bronze statue of President Abraham Lincoln was created by Hungarian American sculptor Jeno Juszko in 1925. Juszko was well-known for his portrait sculptures and busts, capturing lifelike representations of religious, political, and military leaders throughout his career. This sculpture was made at the American Art Foundry located in New York.

This bronze bust of President Abraham Lincoln was created by American sculptor Gutzon Borglum, formally known as John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum, in 1908. The large bust is installed atop a tall, white, stone pillar and has historically been displayed in a niche in the East Garden Room, visible to public visitors and guests as they enter the White House through the East Wing. Borglum was also famous for his work on Stone Mountain and Mount Rushmore.

This bronze bas-relief of President Abraham Lincoln was created by sculptor Charles H. Humphriss in 1912. The bas-relief was created at Roman Bronze Works, a foundry located in New York. Humphriss was a sculptor known for his work with Native American subjects.

This sketch was drawn in 1861 by Alfred R. Waud, an artist and illustrator who worked as a correspondent during the Civil War. The drawing was done on green paper using pencil and Chinese white, a white pigment used in watercoloring. In the drawing, President Abraham Lincoln and General Winfeld Scott review volunteer troops parading down Pennsylvania Avenue. President Lincoln and Scott stand under a tent erected outside the North Grounds of the White House, perhaps the first reviewing stand built near the White House grounds.

This wood engraving print of President Abraham Lincoln meeting with his Cabinet was published in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" on March 30, 1861. The purpose of the Cabinet meeting, just weeks into President Lincoln's first administration, was to evaluate the developing situation at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. Fort Sumter would be the location of the first shots of the American Civil War and play an important role in the prolonged Union siege of Charleston.

This oil painting of President Abraham Lincoln was made around 2007 by artist Peter Waddell. The painting depicts Mary Livermore's meeting with Lincoln in the White House in late 1862. Livermore, a women's rights advocate and abolitionist, came to the White House to request a handwritten copy of the Emancipation Proclamation to auction off for a charity event being held by the United States Sanitary Commission, a relief agency who worked to support hurt and sick soldiers during the Civil War. Lincoln obliged Livermore's request and his copy of the Proclamation netted the Commission $3,000. On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln would sign the Emancipation Proclamation from the large wooden table seen in Waddell's depiction. In the painting, Lincoln meets with Livermore in his Cabinet Room and office, located on the Second Floor of the White House. The room would be renamed the Lincoln Bedroom by President Harry S. Truman after the Truman renovation of 1948-1952. ***Interior use only for publications***

This mural depicting President Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address on March 4, 1865 was painted by artist Allyn Cox. The center scene in the mural shows President Lincoln on the steps of the East Portico of the just-completed United States Capitol. Seated behind Lincoln is Vice President Andrew Johnson and standing next to Johnson is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Salmon P. Chase. This historical image of the inauguration is buttressed by a painting of a Civil War-era soldier on the left, symbolizing sacrifice in the name of freedom and reunification, and an African American voter on the right, reinforcing the strength of the 15th Amendment and the right of African American men to vote. This mural resides in the Cox Corridors of the Capitol. Cox painted numerous murals throughout the Capitol and completed the "Frieze of American History" in the Capitol Rotunda that was originally started by Constantino Brumidi in 1878.

This bronze bust of President Abraham Lincoln was made by American sculptor Charles Henry Niehaus in the late 19th century. Niehaus was an eminent sculptor known for his representations of politicians including, among others, William McKinley, James Garfield, and Henry Clay. Several of his statues reside in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol and his bust of President Benjamin Harrison is also a part of the White House Collection.

This miniature painting of President Abraham Lincoln was made by New York artist Francis Bicknell Carpenter, better known as F. B. Carpenter, between 1873 to 1874. In the painting, Lincoln looks over the shoulder of his youngest son, Tad Lincoln, in a concerning manner. The White House is visible through a window in the background and President Lincoln's childhood in Kentucky is represented with a painting of a log cabin hanging on the wall. Carpenter had previously painted Lincoln for his depiction of the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, which is also in the White House Collection. For the painting, Carpenter worked off of portrait photographs taken at Mathew Brady's studio and in the White House. Included in that series of photographs was one of President Lincoln and Tad taken on February 9, 1864 and served as the basis for this painting.

This portrait of Abraham Lincoln was created by George Peter Alexander Healy (sometimes known as G. P. A. Healy) in 1869, not long after Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865. Lincoln originally sat for Healy in 1864, and the artist depicted Lincoln in this pose in a painting entitled The Peacemakers, an 1868 work that showed Lincoln conferring with Union military leaders during the final days of the Civil War. After Lincoln's death, Healy realized that the painting made an impressive portrait of Lincoln alone and painted three replicas, one of which became part of the White House collection. Lincoln became president on March 4, 1861 and had served in the House of Representatives earlier in his life.

This portrait of Abraham Lincoln, who was president from March 4, 1861 until his assassination on April 15, 1865, was painted by Stephen Arnold Douglas Volk in 1931. Volk's father, Leonard Volk, created a life mask of then presidential candidate Lincoln in 1860, and the younger Volk used the mask to create several posthumous portraits of Lincoln. The image later hung in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House.

This portrait of Abraham Lincoln, who was president from March 4, 1861 until his assassination on April 15, 1865, was painted by George Henry Story circa 1915. A renowned portraitist and genre scene painter, Story received a commission to paint Lincoln's portrait in 1862. Story observed Lincoln on several occasions, making notes and sketches in pencil that he later used to paint the president's likeness. Lincoln had served in the House of Representatives earlier in his life.

This portrait of Abraham Lincoln, who was president from March 4, 1861 until his assassination on April 15, 1865, was painted by William F. Cogswell in 1869. The self-taught artist worked at a paint factory in Buffalo, New York before earning a reputation as a skilled portraitist. Cogswell is best known for his portraits of Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. Lincoln had served in the House of Representatives earlier in his life.

This painting by Peter Frederick Rothermel depicts a fictitious formal reception in the East Room of the White House following President Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration on March 4, 1865. The painting features a number of historical figures: President Abraham Lincoln (standing to the right of the large chandelier that intersects the middle of the painting) with General Ulysses S. Grant to Lincoln's right, presenting his wife, Julia Dent Grant, to the president (in a light pink gown, shaking hands with Lincoln). First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln stands to Lincoln's left, holding a fan to the shoulder of General Winfield Scott. To the left of the chandelier, orator Edward Everett (who died in January 1865, before the scene portrayed this painting purportedly took place) is seated, and Secretary of State William H. Seward and General William Tecumseh Sherman are standing (Sherman stands between the two men, but toward the back). Rothermel was an American painter who is mostly known for his large historical paintings.

This painting by George Peter Alexander Healy depicts four significant Union figures toward the end of the Civil War. In the cabin of the steamer River Queen are seated (from left to right) Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, President Abraham Lincoln, and Rear Admiral David D. Porter. The meeting took place in March 1865 on the James River in City Point, Virginia, less than a week before the fall of Petersburg, Virginia. According to Porter, the discussion flowed mostly between Lincoln and Sherman, which is reflected in all four subjects' body language. Sherman had previously sat for a portrait by Healy and commissioned the artist to paint the meeting, providing him with first-hand accounts by himself and Porter and even a diagram of the cabin. Born in Boston, Healy was a popular portrait painter who had sketched and painted Lincoln multiple times during his presidency.

This hand-colored wood engraving by Alfred R. Waud appeared in the centerfold of Harper's Weekly on January 25, 1862. Waud made a sketch in person at the reception, which was the basis for the engraving. Abraham Lincoln, tallest man present, welcomes guests near a White House doorway during a Grand Reception in January 1862. Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase and his daughter Kate greet Mrs. Lincoln, while several Union Army officers fill out the scene.