Statue of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln is a colossal seated figure of United States President Abraham Lincoln sculpted by Daniel Chester French and carved by the Piccirilli Brothers. It is in the Lincoln Memorial , on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., United States, and was unveiled in 1922. The work follows in the Beaux Arts and American Renaissance style traditions.

The 170-ton statue is composed of 28 blocks of white Georgia marble and rises 30 feet from the floor, including the 19-foot seated figure upon an 11-foot high pedestal. The figure of Lincoln gazes directly ahead and slightly down with an expression of gravity and solemnity. His frock coat is unbuttoned, and a large United States flag is draped over the chair back and sides. French paid special attention to Lincoln's expressive hands, which rest on the enormous arms of a circular, ceremonial chair, the fronts of which bear fasces, emblems of authority from Roman antiquity. French used casts of his own fingers to achieve the correct placement.

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