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Lafayette, The Friend of Washington.

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 9/16 x 9 1/2in. (31.9 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/4 x 10 1/4in. (36.2 x 26cm)

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA middle-aged man wearing a coat, vest, shirt, tie, and trousers leans against a rock looking at a gravestone inscribed with a wreath and the name "WASHINGTON". The two trees at the left appear to be a weeping willow and a cedar. Hills are in the background.

Object number1955.15.7

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "LAFAYETTE, / The Friend of Washington."
On verso, inscribed in pencil, lower right, "consv CPC 1987 / Dwr 5" and accession number.NotesSubject Note: The Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) was a good friend of George Washington (1732-1799). Washington gave Lafayette the responsibility of defending Virginia, Washington's home state, toward the end of the Revolutionary War.

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