Franklin C Courter, American, 1854-1947, Abraham Lincoln, oil on panel, 48" x 34", Lincoln Seated Holding the Emancipation Proclamation, inscribed No 6 verso, Courter was a well known Lincoln portrait artist and collector who was born and died in NJ, though he lived and worked in Michigan and Illinois until 1899. He is known to have painted perhaps 20 or so portraits of Lincoln, this one may be the finest of them all. Accompanied by a 36 star US flag, age appropriate for Lincoln, flag in poor condition, the collector who owns the painting displayed it with the flag draped over the frame, flag measures approx 103" x 70"

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