General LaFayette
Date1820-1843
Subject
Marquis de Lafayette
(French, 1757 - 1834)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; line engraving.
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 12 11/16 in. x 10 3/16 in. (32.23 cm x 25.88 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet, 1891
Object numberM-1257
DescriptionThis print is a full bust portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette in military uniform depicted later in life. His portrait image is framed by a tromp l'oeil printed decorative oval frame. c. 1820-1843
Published ReferencesE. Bénézit, Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, Vol. 4 (Paris: Librairie Gründ, 1966), p. 194.
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c. 1860
c. 1780-1790
c. 1820-1825
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