A rare painting showing the moments after U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been cleaned, repaired and restored. The oil painting is named “Lincoln Borne by Loving Hands.” German artist Carl Bersch witnessed the scene outside Ford's Theatre the night of April 14, 1865. As a group of men carried Lincoln out of the theater, Bersch drew the scene as he sat on a porch near the theater. Bersch later developed the drawing into his painting. It is the only known painting by an eyewitness that captures the historic evening. Lincoln was shot while watching a play at the theater. The wounded president was carried to the Petersen boarding house across the street. He died the following morning. The painting looks back at the moment Lincoln was carried across the street. Lincoln’s beard is visible. A woman's face shows her horror. Around her a crowd has gathered, their faces lit by the glow of a street light. American flags and red, white and blue banners hang from balconies and the street light poles. A man and a child look out an upstairs window. The painting is owned by the U.S. National Park Service.
Title: Painting Captures Moments after Lincoln's Assassination
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/pait_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Painting Captures Moments after Lincoln's Assassination' data-article-id='1566'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11063'>A rare painting showing the moments after U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been cleaned, repaired and restored.</span> <span data-start-time='11063' data-end-time='16479'>The oil painting is named “Lincoln Borne by Loving Hands.”</span> <span data-start-time='16479' data-end-time='27479'>German artist Carl Bersch witnessed the scene outside Ford's Theatre the night of April 14, 1865.</span> <span data-start-time='27479' data-end-time='37604'>As a group of men carried Lincoln out of the theater, Bersch drew the scene as he sat on a porch near the theater.</span> <span data-start-time='37604' data-end-time='42625'>Bersch later developed the drawing into his painting.</span> <span data-start-time='42625' data-end-time='49313'>It is the only known painting by an eyewitness that captures the historic evening.</span> <span data-start-time='49313' data-end-time='54479'>Lincoln was shot while watching a play at the theater.</span> <span data-start-time='54479' data-end-time='61354'>The wounded president was carried to the Petersen boarding house across the street.</span> <span data-start-time='61354' data-end-time='64563'>He died the following morning.</span> <span data-start-time='64563' data-end-time='71479'>The painting looks back at the moment Lincoln was carried across the street.</span> <span data-start-time='71479' data-end-time='78521'>Lincoln’s beard is visible. A woman's face shows her horror.</span> <span data-start-time='78521' data-end-time='87313'>Around her a crowd has gathered, their faces lit by the glow of a street light.</span> <span data-start-time='87313' data-end-time='98063'>American flags and red, white and blue banners hang from balconies and the street light poles.</span> <span data-start-time='98063' data-end-time='104250'>A man and a child look out an upstairs window.</span> <span data-start-time='104250' data-end-time='109542'>The painting is owned by the U.S. National Park Service.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/paint_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=6274 data-hint-location='42625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/berschs_painting_captures_the_historic_evening_from_an__blank__account.m4a'>Bersch's painting captures the historic evening from an <span class='blank'>eyewitness</span> account.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='eyewitness'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/educational.m4a'><span>educational</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/opposing.m4a'><span>opposing</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/historic.m4a'><span>historic</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/eyewitness.m4a'><span>eyewitness</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6275 data-hint-location='71479' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/what_does_horror_mean.m4a'>What does horror mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a very strong feeling of fear'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/the_process_of_returning_something.m4a'><span>the process of returning something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/a_very_strong_feeling_of_fear.m4a'><span>a very strong feeling of fear</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/large_strips_of_cloth.m4a'><span>large strips of cloth</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/a_soft_and_steady_light.m4a'><span>a soft and steady light</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=6276 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/what_does_the_painting_show.m4a'>What does the painting show?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Lincoln's assassination'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/lincolns_inauguration.m4a'><span>Lincoln's inauguration</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/election.m4a'><span>election</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/lincolns_assassination.m4a'><span>Lincoln's assassination</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1067/end_of_war.m4a'><span>end of war</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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