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Lafayette as Commander of the Parisian National Guard (Circular medal, bronze, 35 mm), 1791

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 11
Scope and Contents

O: Bust of Lafayette facing left in a tie-whig, uniform, with the croix de Saint-Louis. Legend above: Offert par B. Duvivier a la Garde Nation [a]le. R: Il a commandé la Garde nationale parisienne en 1789, 1790 et 1791. Around the edge : Collection des Francais Patriotes. White.

Dates: 1791
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette as Commander of the Parisian National Guard (Circular medal,, bronze, 35 mm), 1791

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 12
Scope and Contents

O: Bust of Lafayette facing left in a tie-whig, uniform, with the croix de Saint-Louis. Legend above: Offert par B. Duvivier a la Garde Nation [a]le. R: Il a commandé la Garde nationale parisienne en 1789, 1790 et 1791. Around the edge : Collection des Francais Patriotes. Blancheteau.

Dates: 1791
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette as Commander of the Parisian National Guard (Circular medal,, bronze, 35 mm), 1791

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 13
Scope and Contents

O: Bust of Lafayette facing left in a tie-whig, uniform, with the croix de Saint-Louis. Legend above: Offert par B. Duvivier a la Garde Nation [a]le. R: Il a commandé la Garde nationale parisienne en 1789, 1790 et 1791. Around the edge : Collection des Francais Patriotes. Blancheteau.

Dates: 1791
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette as Commander of the Parisian National Guard (Circular medal,, bronze, 35 mm), 1791

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 14
Scope and Contents

O: Bust of Lafayette facing left in a tie-whig, uniform, with the croix de Saint-Louis. Legend above: Offert par B. Duvivier a la Garde Nation [a]le. R: Il a commandé la Garde nationale parisienne en 1789, 1790 et 1791. Around the edge : Collection des Francais Patriotes. Blancheteau.

Dates: 1791
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette as Commander of the Parisian National Guard (Circular medal,, goldened bronze, 32 mm), 1802

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 15
Scope and Contents Updated version of the preceding medals, with a different legend on the reverse: Objet tour a tour d'idolâtrie et de haine on ne se rappelle aujourd'hui que ses malheurs et les services qu'il a rendus à la liberté des deux mondes. According to Olivier, (Iconographie..., p. 14), this medal was part of a program sponsored by First Consul Bonaparte, aimed at glorifying certain aspects of the French Revolution (in a letter to the Interior Minister, his brother Lucien, on 8 August 1802: "Il...
Dates: 1802
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette as Commander of the Parisian National Guard (Circular medal,, bronze, 32 mm), 1802

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 16
Scope and Contents Updated version of the preceding medals, with a different legend on the reverse: Objet tour a tour d'idolâtrie et de haine on ne se rappelle aujourd'hui que ses malheurs et les services qu'il a rendus à la liberté des deux mondes. According to Olivier, (Iconographie..., p. 14), this medal was part of a program sponsored by First Consul Bonaparte, aimed at glorifying certain aspects of the French Revolution (in a letter to the Interior Minister, his brother Lucien, on 8 August 1802: "Il...
Dates: 1802
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette as Commander of the Parisian National Guard (Circular medal,, bronze, 32 mm), 1802

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 17
Scope and Contents Updated version of the preceding medals, with a different legend on the reverse: Objet tour a tour d'idolâtrie et de haine on ne se rappelle aujourd'hui que ses malheurs et les services qu'il a rendus à la liberté des deux mondes. According to Olivier, (Iconographie..., p. 14), this medal was part of a program sponsored by First Consul Bonaparte, aimed at glorifying certain aspects of the French Revolution (in a letter to the Interior Minister, his brother Lucien, on 8 August 1802: "Il...
Dates: 1802
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette in Civilian Clothes (Circular medal, silvered bronze, 45 mm), 1824

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 18
Scope and Contents

O: Bust of Lafayette facing right in a redingote (or double-breasted coat). Legend around the edge : General Lafayette. R: In Youth, the Ardent Champion / In Age, the Enlightened and Venerable Defender of the Civil and Religious Freedom of his Country and of Mankind. This is the first commemorative medal showing an aging Lafayette.White.

Dates: 1824
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette in Civilian Clothes (Circular medal, silvered bronze, 45 mm), 1824

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 19
Scope and Contents

O: Bust of Lafayette facing right in a redingote (or double-breasted coat). Legend around the edge : General Lafayette. R: In Youth, the Ardent Champion / In Age, the Enlightened and Venerable Defender of the Civil and Religious Freedom of his Country and of Mankind. This is the first commemorative medal showing an aging Lafayette.White.

Dates: 1824
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette in Civilian Clothes(Circular medal,, bronze, 45 mm), 1824

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 20
Scope and Contents

O: Bust of Lafayette facing right in a redingote (or double-breasted coat). Legend around the edge : General Lafayette. R: The Defender of American and French Liberty 1777-1824 / Born in Chavagnac [sic] the 6 september 1757. According to Olivier (p. 22), this medal, engraved and struck in France, is much more common than the American original. A gold version was offered by craftsman Caunois to Lafayette (private collection).White.

Dates: 1824
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

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