A FRENCH DUAL-PATINATED BRONZE GROUP OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S EMANCIPATION OF THE SLAVES

CAST FROM A MODEL BY LEON FALCONNIER, CIRCA 1870

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A FRENCH DUAL-PATINATED BRONZE GROUP OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S EMANCIPATION OF THE SLAVES
Cast from a model by Leon Falconnier, Circa 1870
Inscribed Falconnier
21½in. (54.5cm.) high

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Falconnier (1811-1876) exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1841 to 1874. He is best known for the present model, celebrating the emancipation of slaves. The plaster model was exhibited at the Salon of 1868 and given to the Musée d'Auxelle by the artist.

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