Abraham Lincoln Bronze Plaque by Victor D. Brenner. A half-length portrait of the martyred president faces right, with the upper coat and profile in a design that any beginning collector of classic Lincoln cents will instantly recognize. At the lower edge is "ABRAHAM LINCOLN/**1809*1865**". Running up the right side is "COPYRIGHT 1907 BY V.D. BRENNER(although the V looks like Y)" with an arrow pointing left inside a circle, and the date 1907. The plaque is hinged and hooked with metal attachments for desk or wall mounting. Roger Burdette's recent Renaissance of American Coinage 1909-1915 depicts (page 30) a Lincoln commemorative desk medal produced by Gorham & Co. from models of Lincoln by Brenner. Burdette writes, "The immediate inspiration for this medallic portrait (and a 1907 rectangular plaquette) appears to be an 1864 photograph of President Lincoln taken in by Matthew Brady's Washington, D.C. studio by assistant Anthony Berger. However, a letter written by Brenner and published in April 1, 1909 opens the possibility that the medalist also had in mind a portrait of the President reading to his son, Tad (photograph also on page 30)." This example of the plaque shows a few scattered dark flecks but otherwise appealing and nearly as made. Measures 6 3/4" x 9".