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Bronze Lafayette Plaque by David d'Angers (uniface, bronze, 113 mm, 201.5 gm), 1830

Item — Box: 187

Identifier: Item 71

Scope and Contents

Profile left of the Marquis de Lafayette, signed DAVID 1830 under bust, with "Le General Lafayette" running vertically (read sideways) in the right field. A political friend of Lafayette (cf. box 31, folder 9, and passim), French sculptor Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (1789-1856) sought to portray "contemporary heroes" with an expressive force that could appeal to a wide audience within the bourgeoisie.

Dates

1830

Creator

From the Collection: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834. (Person)
From the Collection: Lafayette, Marie Adrienne de Noailles, marquise de, 1759-1807. (Person)
From the Collection: Lafayette, Georges Washington Louis Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1779-1849. (Person)
From the Collection: Noailles de Tessé, Adrienne-Catherine, comtesse de, -1814. (Person)
From the Collection: Tessé, René Mans de Froullay, comte de, 1736-1814. (Person)
From the Collection: Beauchet, Philippe. (Person)
From the Collection: Hénin, Etiennette de Montconseil, princesse d\'. (Person)
From the Collection: Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817. (Person)
From the Collection: Pinckney, Thomas, 1750-1828. (Person)
From the Collection: Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel, 1739-1817. (Person)
From the Collection: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. (Person)
From the Collection: Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832. (Person)
From the Collection: Owen, Robert, 1771-1858. (Person)
From the Collection: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. (Person)
From the Collection: Marshall, John, 1755-1835. (Person)
From the Collection: Madison, James, 1751-1836. (Person)
From the Collection: Adams, John, 1735-1826. (Person)
From the Collection: Monroe, James, 1758-1831. (Person)
From the Collection: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. (Person)
From the Collection: Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850. (Person)
From the Collection: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. (Person)
From the Collection: Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. (Person)
From the Collection: Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. (Person)
From the Collection: Willard, Emma, 1787-1870. (Person)
From the Collection: Wright, Frances, 1795-1852. (Person)
From the Collection: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. (Person)
From the Collection: Cadet de Gassicourt, C.-L. (Charles-Louis), 1769-1821. (Person)
From the Collection: Carnot, Lazare, 1753-1823. (Person)
From the Collection: France. Armée. Garde nationale (Paris) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material mainly in French, with a few items in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted

Extent

49.6 cubic feet. (49.6 cubic feet.)

Physical Storage Information

Box: 187 (Mixed Materials)

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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