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Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette

François Augustin Caunois

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bronze-colored medal with raised profile image of a man with short curly hair. The man has a rounded jawline and nose and appears to have a slight smile. He wears a high-collared jacket with a folded down collar; a decorative pin is fastened to his left lapel. The words GENERAL and LAFayette are raised on the left and right sides of the medal, respectively. A small signature is on the bottom left edge.

Artwork details

Date:
1824
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
600 × 567 px
Museum record:
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