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Alexander Hesler

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Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_S_NPG.2007.76
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Alexander Hesler or Hessler (1823–1895) was an American photographer active in the U.S. state of Illinois. He is best known for photographing, in 1858 and 1860, definitive iconic images of the beardless Abraham Lincoln.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (3)

Untitled (Young Girl)

1879 · Albumen print

Image: 15.6 × 10.4 cm (6 3/16 × 4 1/8 in.); Card: 16.5 × 10.8 cm (6 1/2 × 4 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of a Child on a Rocking Horse)

1862 · Daguerreotype

8.2 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 13/16 in.); Open case: 9.4 × 16.4 × 1 cm (3 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 7/16 in.); Case: 9.4 × 8.2 × 1.6 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 11/16 in.); Plate: 8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois

1860 · Platinum print

Image/paper: 22.7 × 17.7 cm (8 15/16 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute Chicago
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