Abraham Lincoln Antique Bronze Profile 1909 Oval Plaque, 11.5" by Hunt 4+ lbs.

Description

Antique Bronze Plaque of Abraham Lincoln, 10" Oval Relief Wall Plaque EARLY  1900's
Antique solid bronze/brass? 11.5" by 9.5" oval plaque of Abraham Lincoln,  by Clyde de Vernet Hunt (1861-1941).
D E S C R I P T I O N - D E T A I L S:
Fantastic memorial plaque depicting a profile bust of Abraham Lincoln- probably made for the 1909 Lincoln centennial.
- Solid bronze/brass?
- Heavy, weighing over 4 lbs
- Has bronze/brass hanger on
There are many variations of this plaque on EBAY currently. . Some include a margin rim and some do not. Various metal materials have been used by different foundries.
HISTORY of Hunt:
A member of one of Vermont's most distinguished families, Clyde du Vernet Hunt was born in Glasgow, Scotland while his parents, Leavitt Hunt and Katherine L. [Jarvis] Hunt, were traveling in Europe.
Clyde Hunt received some of his early art instruction from his famous uncles, painter William Morris Hunt and architect Richard Morris Hunt. After completing his education in engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Hunt went to Paris to study painting with Jean‐Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant and sculpture with Jules Coutan. He returned to America to serve in the Spanish American War, achieving the rank of Major before returning to civilian life. Throughout his artistic career he maintained a studio in Paris and a home in Weathersfield Bow, Vermont. Hunt died in Washington, D.C. on February 1, 1941 of pneumonia.