Original Engraving Of Lafayette c. 1850
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Original Engraving Of Lafayette c. 1850
$225.00
This image is a print of a bust of the Marquis de Lafayette, a French general who fought in the American Revolutionary War.
16 1/4 x 21 1/4 inches
Some browning at edges
Pencil note at bottom left in unknown hand
Partial loss of paper as shown pointed out
We are estimating year of production as 1850
The original bust was sculpted by the American artist Horatio Greenough around 1831, and this specific engraving was dedicated to Joseph Green Cogswell.
Details of the Print
Subject: A bust portrait of General Lafayette (Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette), who lived from 1757 to 1834.
Original Sculptor: Horatio Greenough, a prominent American Neoclassical sculptor.
Dedication: The text at the bottom dedicates the print "To Joseph Greene Cogswell, Esq., This portrait of GENERAL LAFAYETTE... by Horatio Greenough".
Medium: Uncolored engraving.
