Le General Lafayette
Date1790
Subject
Marquis de Lafayette
(French, 1757 - 1834)
Geography
Printed -
France
Medium/TechniqueInk and watercolor on paper; hand-colored etching
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 14 7/16 in. x 10 3/4 in. (36.67 cm x 27.31 cm)
Credit LinePurchased by the A. Alfred Taubman Acquisition Endowment Fund, 2004
Object numberPrint-5488/RP-1044
DescriptionThis image is a partial-bust portrait image of the Marquis de Lafayette at a later age. Below the portrait image is a depiction of a white man approaching a black enslaved man in gold chains in a tropical location. 1790
MarkingsPrinted in ink below the images: "Le General Lafayette / Lieutenant General / Des Gardes Nationales de France".
Printed in ink on the bottom-left corner of the sheet: "a Paris chez la Vve. Turgis rue St. Jacques No. 16 et a Toulouse rue St. Rome No. 36.".
Printed in ink on teh bottom-right corner: "Depree".
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