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Lafayette, (sculpture). Artist:  Gras, J. P., sculptor. Title:  Lafayette, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1926. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Caen stone, painted; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. 6 in. x 18 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 18 x 24 x 24 in. Inscription:  (Front of base, incised lettering:) LAFAYETTE unsigned Description:  A standing figure of the Marquis de Lafayette in military uniform, wearing a long coat and cape. His proper left hand rests on the handle of his sheathed sword, the tip placed beside his foot. He holds a rolled document in his proper right hand. Behind Lafayette is the suggestion of a cannon and cannonballs. The sculpture is mounted on top of a square base and set upon a foundation. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lafayette, Marquis de -- Full length Ethnic -- French Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Object -- Written Matter Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Easton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Lafayette College, Lafayette College Art Gallery, Williams Center for the Arts, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042 Located Lafayette College, East side of Hogg Hall, Easton, Pennsylvania Provenance:  Formerly located Wanamaker's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The sculpture originally stood in the John Wanamaker store in Philadelphia, and it was donated by Wanamaker's to Lafayette College in 1938. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS PA001378   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001378 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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