Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Jay I. Kislak. Sold to Benefit the Kislak Family Foundation.
Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Jay I. Kislak. Sold to Benefit the Kislak Family Foundation.
Auction Closed
April 26, 08:00 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
[Booth, John Wilkes]
Photograph portrait of John Wilkes Booth, signed ("J. Wilkes Booth")
Albumen print (165 x 222 mm), signed at lower margin of arched mat, notes to verso in pencil "From Hancock's Cafe, | 1234 Penna Ave., | Washington D.C."; minor wear and abrasions to image, some waterstaining to mat slightly affecting "J Wilkes," small tear to lower margin of mat not affecting signature. Matted, framed, and glazed with Plexiglas; not examined out of frame.
One of the most reproduced portraits of the infamous Lincoln assassin, boldly signedThe photograph depicts Booth, three-quarter-length and seated with a walking stick. This signed portrait apparently hung in Hancock's Cafe, a restaurant in Washington D.C. established in 1840. Signed photographs of Booth are scarce, as as many were destroyed by an outraged public following Lincoln's death.
PROVENANCE:
Bonhams, 27 June 2006, Lot 3315