Hahlo-121, George A. Lucas plaquette

George Aloysius Lucas
Gilt silver
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Charles L. Hutchinson  1908.102.

121. George A. Lucas, Esq. Plaquette.

Baltimorean George Aloysius Lucas (1824-1909) was an expatriate collector and art dealer living in Paris when Brenner arrived there in 1898 with a letter of introduction from Samuel Putnam Avery (see #101). Lucas would become one of Brenner’s most important friends and connections, providing him with the essential introduction to his teacher, Oscar Roty (1846-1911) in 1899.  Lucas also arranged for the decorative book binding inserts for Henry Walters (see #s 20 and 30, and #118). For the medallion of the Lucas design, see #93.