ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE EMANCIPATOR (Original Bronze Statuette) by Bissell, George - 1898

New York: Gorham Foundry, 1898. In 1893 American sculptor George Bissell completed a 16 feet tall sculpture of Abraham Lincoln as the centerpiece for a Scottish American Soldier’s Monument in Old Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland. It remains the only memorial to the American Civil War outside the United States. Based on that statue, the bronze offered here is one of three desktop versions that Bissell created at New York's Gorham Foundry. All of them portray Lincoln standing with the Emancipation Proclamation in his hand. This bronze is 8 1/8" tall and is so finely crafted that you can read the words "Emancipation Proclamation" and "A. Lincoln" incised on the Proclamation that is only 1" by 1/2". "Gorham Foundry is engraved on top of the base, and Gorham catalog number Q438 is engraved on the side of the base. Based upon auction records and dealer catalogues, it appears the this is the most scarce of the 3 desktop sizes that were produced by Gorham. The statuette is in very good condition: clean and bright, with a tiny area of green oxidation on Lincoln's forehead and some dust in crevices. Both of those issues are very minor and easily correctable, but I prefer to allow the buyer to make those decisions.. First Edition Thus. Bronze. Fine-. Illus. by George Bissell. 8 1/8 Inches Tall. Fine Art Print.