Lafayette
Lafayette
Lafayette
Lafayette

Currently not on view

Lafayette,

1824

François Augustin Caunois, French, 1787–1859
y1955-3219

Information

Title
Lafayette
Dates

1824

Maker
François Augustin Caunois
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
diam. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Platt from the Collection of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
y1955-3219
Signatures
Inscribed, below bust, in relief: CAUNOIS FRENCH
Inscription
Circular inscription, along right and left edges, in relief: GENERAL LAFAYETTE; Verso, inscribed, in relief: THE DEFENDER OF AMERICAN AND FRENCH LIBERTY 1777-1824. BORN IN CHAVANIAC, THE 6 SEPTEMBER 1757
Culture
American
Type
medals
Materials
bronze
Subject
plant-derived motifs, commemoratives, men, profiles (figures), figures (representations)

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