• very handsome man - djune
  • To gain control of his mother's finances, he had her committed to a psychiatric hospital in Batavia, Illinois in 1875. She was released after a three-month stay. The committal proceedings led to a profound estrangement between Lincoln and his mother, and they never reconciled. - Lady Miss L
  • He has beautiful eyes! - leo li
  • Looks like Johnny Depp. - Photog_Nurse
  • Nah, definately more like Leonardo DiCaprio - Winni DePoux

[Robert Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, seated] (LOC)

Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), photographer.

[Robert Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, seated]

Washington, D.C. : Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, [ca. 1865]

1 photographic print : albumen, on carte de visite mount ; 10 x 6 cm.

Notes:
 Title devised by Library staff.

Subjects:
 Lincoln, Robert Todd--1843-1926.

Format: Portrait photographs--1860-1870.
Cartes de visite--1860-1870.
Albumen prints--1860-1870.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.19229

Call Number: Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1972:018 [item]

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    Miss Mahoney, Quay Bell, kafski, garww, and 49 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Branddobbe (48 months ago | reply)

    this is one suave-lookin dude

  3. Maulleigh (48 months ago | reply)

    Yeah, he's good lookin. He looks a little like Johnny Depp.

  4. Quay Bell (48 months ago | reply)

    So Handsome!~

  5. forgetfulmare1 (48 months ago | reply)

    No resemblance to his father. Looking more closely, I feel he appears constrained, tightly reined in.

  6. StormyinGA (48 months ago | reply)

    A very nice looking fellow. At first glance I got a bit creeped out because he reminds me a bit of John Wilkes Booth.

  7. fw652830 (48 months ago | reply)

    I am honored to place a comment on Flickr. This will probably be, for me at least, a once-in-a-lifetime commentary. I was born on February 12, 1943,...one hundred years after Robert Todd Lincoln's birth. For me, his father, Abraham, was endeared to myself and to countless millions of citizens, living or dead. The Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln (1809-2009) will probably come and go with not too much fanfare, but his memory will endure forever. As Lincoln stood on the balcony of the front lawn of the White House...before throngs of Union Troops of the Potomac, those troops yelled out,"Father Abraham, we will preserve the Union." RIP, Father Abraham.

  8. Lú_ (48 months ago | reply)

    Whoa. That's one handsome man.

  9. caio4 (48 months ago | reply)

    O presidente que abriu as portas
    do estados unidos para o mundo

  10. caio4 (48 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called socialista, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  11. Leslie Clement (48 months ago | reply)

    I see he did not inherit his father's huge ears. lol

  12. trialsanderrors (48 months ago | reply)

    There is certainly a resemblance to John Wilkes Booth. Of course, in his time Booth was considered one of the handsomest men in the United States...


  13. Peachhead (1,000,000 views!) (48 months ago | reply)

    Very handsome!!! Did Robert Lincoln have any children? Are there any direct descendants of Lincoln?
    I know there is a Lincoln homestead in Berks County, Pennsylvania that Lincoln's grandfather or great-grandfather lived in in the early 1700s.
    From
    Wikipedia:
    On September 24, 1868, Robert Lincoln married the former Mary Eunice Harlan (September 25, 1846 - March 31, 1937), the daughter of Senator James Harlan and Ann Eliza Peck of Mount Pleasant, Iowa. They had two daughters and one son:

    * Mary "Mamie" Lincoln (October 15, 1869 - November 21, 1938)
    * Abraham Lincoln II (nicknamed "Jack") (August 14, 1873 - March 5, 1890)
    * Jessie Harlan Lincoln (November 6, 1875 - January 4, 1948)

    The last descendant of Abraham Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, died in 1985.

  14. Rod Serling Rules (48 months ago | reply)

    I've seen photos of Robert Lincoln's two daughters as older adults. They both had Marfan Syndrome, a Lincoln family genetic inheritance. In the photos I saw, they were both wearing 'Body Aids,' the earliest electric-powered prototypes of wearable high-powered hearing aids. Congenital hearing loss is one of the features of Marfan Syndrome.

  15. femaletrumpet02 (48 months ago | reply)

    Nice picture. He was very handsome.

  16. oiesslc@yahoo.com (48 months ago | reply)

    Dear friends,

    Would anyone know whether Robert Lincoln ever wrote an educational book by the title of "George Ready"? I remember reading part of a chidren book written (around 1865) by a Robert. O' Lincoln. I do not find much of any information about Lincoln's son and his legacy...
    Thank you for any comments.

    Silvio Covi

  17. SF buckaroo (47 months ago | reply)

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lincoln

    he was the one who committed Mary Todd to a mental institution after the assassination of his father.

  18. azartist37a (45 months ago | reply)

    Robert really was a very handsome man but very coldhearted. I can't get over how he treated his mom. Granted she may have had some mental problems (and even that's up for debate) but you don't try to commit your mama to a nuthouse. And as "Rod Serling" says, yeah it's believed Abe did have Marfan's syndrome. It's debatable but in my opinion, I mean hey, look at the guy. It's kinda obvious. And yes, you could see it in some of his descendants.

  19. forgetfulmare1 (45 months ago | reply)

    does anyone want to wager any guesses as to why Robert was 'coldhearted'? any clues? his childhood?

  20. azartist37a (45 months ago | reply)

    Oh, and as Leslie Clement says, yeah, lol, I'm glad he didn't inherit his dad's ears either. I see very little of his dad in his face. Maybe a LITTLE around his eyes and definitely his hairline. I see a lot of his mom in his face, especially the shape of his mouth.

  21. Exile Bibliophile (44 months ago | reply)

    He very much resembled his mother in later life as well. See his wikipedia entry as Sect. of War under Garfield and Arthur.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Todd_Lincoln

  22. parchment secret (43 months ago | reply)

    profile good news tribune

  23. writtersrightword (40 months ago | reply)

    Amazing

  24. chezarie (37 months ago | reply)

    An amazing man-his story reminds me a bit of Caroline Kennedy,and the daughter of Marie Antionette-whose name I cant think of at this moment .All 3 were survivors of a ruling family- outliving siblings ,parents and dramatic times . As he got older Robert put on some weight-as most well to do gents of his time.He looked more like his mum.

  25. cudau.botcanh (31 months ago | reply)

    Nice pic!!!!!!!!!

  26. spastasmagoria (30 months ago | reply)

    Leonardo DeCaprio should play him in the Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter movie :)

  27. charlie1704 (26 months ago | reply)

    What a brilliant looking gentleman. He is raveshing.

  28. This photo was invited and added to the Dated Vintage Photographs (pre 1945) group.

  29. This photo was invited and added to the Looking into the middle distance group.

  30. summicronan (9 months ago | reply)

    Many thanks for accepting my invitation to my 'Looking into the middle distance' group. Perhaps one of the oldest and finest examples. You honour us with your VINTAGE presence!

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