Lafayette

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Date1824

Subject Marquis de Lafayette (French, 1757 - 1834)

Geography Made - France

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; etching, lithograph

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 28 in. x 19 1/8 in. (71.12 cm x 48.58 cm)

Object numberPrint-5180/RP-200

DescriptionThis print is a full length portrait image of the Marquis de Lafayette towards the end of his life. It is based on an original painting commissioned in honor of Lafayette's engagement as the first foreign dignitary to address the House of Representatives.
1824

MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom left corner of the image: "A. Scheffer Pinx. 1820". Printed in ink below the bottom right corner fo the image: "Leroux Sculpt. 1824". Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Imprime par Durand & Sauve / Lafayette / a Paris, chez l'Auteur, Rue St. Victor, No. 9, et chez Chaillou, Md. Estampes, Rue St. Honore, No. 140.".

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