Event date: 11/1/2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Export event Thursday, September 20, 2018 / Categories: Events, Bicentennial Event, ISHS Event Alexander Hesler's Abraham Lincoln Portrait Arrives in Jefferson County A high-quality reproduction of a famous Abraham Lincoln photograph will be presented to the 5th District Appellate Court on Thursday, November 1. The unveiling ceremony will take place at 12:00 p.m. in the Appellate Court building, North 14th and Main Streets, Mount Vernon. The event is open to the public. The photograph was taken in Springfield by well-known photographer Alexander Hesler on June 3, 1860, for Lincoln’s 1860 presidential campaign. Historians consider Hesler’s portrait one of the best taken of Lincoln during his pre-presidential years. The permanent installation is made possible by an anonymous donation. Printed on canvas, the image of the beardless Lincoln is encased in a richly stained wood frame and measures 30-inches wide by 40-inches tall. The Illinois State Historical Society (ISHS), which owns the glass-plate positives of the Hesler-Lincoln portrait is leading a statewide campaign to place a framed copy in a courthouse in each of Illinois’ 102 counties in commemoration of the state’s bicentennial this year. Location: 5th District Appellate Court 14th and Main Streets Mount Vernon, IL (Map) Print Tags: Bicentennial Event Abraham Lincoln Alexander Hesler Related articles Illinois Heritage, March–April 2023 Illinois Heritage, January–February 2023 Illinois Heritage, November–December 2022 Illinois Heritage, July–August 2022 Illinois Heritage, May–June 2022 Please login or register to post comments.