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Medal: Lafayette (obverse)

Jules Edouard Roiné

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bronze plaque featuring a raised relief portrait. The man in the portrait has a prominent nose, thin lips, and styled hair with a low bun at the back. He wears an ornate jacket adorned with tassels and a star. The portrait is encircled and framed by raised laurel leaves and flowers at the top. The background of the plaque features a gray gradient transitioning from dark at the top to light at the bottom. The plaque's base bears raised text, reading: "MARIE JOSEPH PAUL ROCHER DUPERAT MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE HERO OF FRANCE & THE UNITED STATES & NORSEST HERO OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION".

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719 × 900 px
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