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title: The Gettysburg Address 1863
author: Nicha Sursock
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20986/the-gettysburg-address-1863/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-10-14
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# The Gettysburg Address 1863

_Authored by [Nicha Sursock](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/nichasursock/)_

## Image File

[![The Gettysburg Address 1863](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20986.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20986.jpg)

## Image Caption

A gouache on paper painting titled *The Gettysburg Address 1863* by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA.

President [Abraham](https://www.worldhistory.org/Abraham,_the_Patriarch/) Lincoln, accompanied by Secretary of the Navy [Gideon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gideon/) Welles, arrives by rail at Gettysburg to deliver his historic address.

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## About the Author

Egyptian born Lebano-Croatian artist, born in 1951, currently residing between Vienna and Split in Croatia. Studied film direction in Brussels and started a career as an illustrator in l'Orient-Le Jour, a leading Lebanese daily and le progrès égyptien.
- [Facebook Profile](https://www.facebook.com/Nichas works)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sursock, N. (2025, September 11). The Gettysburg Address 1863. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20986/the-gettysburg-address-1863/>
### Chicago
Sursock, Nicha. "The Gettysburg Address 1863." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 11, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20986/the-gettysburg-address-1863/>.
### MLA
Sursock, Nicha. "The Gettysburg Address 1863." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20986/the-gettysburg-address-1863/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Nicha Sursock](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/nichasursock/ "User Page: Nicha Sursock"), published on 11 September 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.