Conclusion de la Campagne Liberte De 1781 En Virginie. To his Excellency General Washington this Likeness of his friend, the Marquess de la Fayette, is humbly dedicated, By le Mire.

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• ARTIST: L. le Paon

• PUBLISHER: Cotte Estampe se vend aoec Privilegedu Roy, a Paris chez le Mirerue et porte St. Jacques, a cote du Caffe d'Aubertin No. 122.

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: undated, c.1780s.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 16 1/4 x 12 1/2" (41.3 x 31.8 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Painted by L. Le Paon. Engraved by N. le Mire. <BR><BR> This print depicts General Lafayette in a full-length portrait, standing while holding two swords in his left hand. The battle scene behind him is Yorktown, Virginia. He is shown with his attendant James who is holding his horse behind him at right. Lafayette commissioned Le Paon to paint his portrait as a present for George Washington. In the title, a wreath encircles the word “Liberte” and pole topped with a liberty cap, from which rays of light emanate.<BR><BR> The painting is currently in the collections of Lafayette College.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition save for some time toning, and a few skillfully repaired marginal tears.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Revolutionary War