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DimensionsOverall (H x W): 9 1/16 in. x 11 in. (23.02 cm x 27.94 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Leonce Benedite, 1925
Object numberM-1064
DescriptionThis work on paper is a portrait image of the Marquis de Lafayette who is depicted in military uniform inspecting a line of soldiers outdoors in a town setting. SignedThis drawing is signed by the artist identified as 'Meunier' in ink on the bottom edge of the sheet.
MarkingsPrinted in ink on the bottom-left edge of the sheet: "Meunier pinx et Fecit".
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