Medal: Lafayette

Jules Edouard Roiné

Cleveland Museum of Art

Rectangular bronze medal with rounded top, featuring two distinct designs. The left side shows a raised relief portrait of a man in 18th-century attire, facing left. He wears a braided hairstyle and ornate clothing. The portrait is encircled by a raised oval frame adorned with floral patterns at the top. A rectangular block of raised text appears below. The right side depicts a woman standing on a fallen eagle, holding a flag in her left hand and a sword in her right. She wears a long dress and her hair is short. A raised line of text is at the bottom. The background of the image is black at the top, fading into gray towards the bottom. The medal, titled "Lafayette," is by Jules Edouard Roiné.