Box 187
Container
Contains 102 Results:
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
Lafayette, Kosciusko, Washington (Circular medal, bronze, 51 mm), 1834
Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 72
Scope and Contents
O: Busts of Lafayette, Thadeus Kosziusko and George Washington facing left. Around the edge: To the Heroes of Liberty the Friends of the peoples Independence. Under: Rogat. R: George Washington / Born the 22th Feb. 1732 at Bridge-Creek, Died the 14th December 1799, at Mont-Vernon / Thadeus Kosciusko, born the 12th Febr. 1746 at Meruzowszezyzna / Died the 16th october 1817 at Soleure / Lafayette M.J.P.R.Y. Gilbert Dumottier [sic] / Born the 6th september 1757 at Chavaniac / Died the 20th May...
Dates:
1834