Lincoln, before and after the Civil War

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image showing Lincoln, before and after the Civil War

fredsails on November 14th, 2021 at 11:09 UTC »

In addition to the war, his 11 year old son died and his wife was suffering with poor mental health.

I_summon_poop on November 14th, 2021 at 12:07 UTC »

Cillian Murphy would be perfectto play Lincoln in any adaptation

captcha_got_you on November 14th, 2021 at 12:33 UTC »

Not saying it didn't age him, but the lighting is completely different on the two photos. In the one on the left, the lighting is very flat, which de-emphasizes wrinkles, while the one on the right is from a high angle which tends to emphasize wrinkles, the bags under his eyes, and causes his eyes to appear sunken because of the shadow created by the brow ridge.