Exceptional 3.75 x 5.75 artotype cabinet portrait of James A. Garfield in a noble head-and-shoulders pose, signed in black ink, "J. A. Garfield." Published by Harroun & Bierstadt of New York. Archivally double-matted and framed to an overall size of 9 x 11. In very good to fine condition, with some light scratches and scuffs to the image, and the last letter of the signature light but legible. The image in this photograph is used in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s official presidential portrait of Garfield, the die for which was engraved by Lorenzo Hatch in 1881. It was also used on the 6-cent stamp issued in 1903.
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