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Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

Portrait painting of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, full length, in a dark suit and brown coat, holding a top hat and cane, standing in front of a rock, a cloudy sky in the background/tiles/collection/1/10742.xml
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Portrait painting of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, in a gold frame, reading “Lafayette” at the bottom. Lafayette is depicted full length, in a dark suit and brown coat, holding a top hat and cane, standing in front of a rock, a cloudy sky in the background/tiles/collection/1/10743.xml
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Portrait painting of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, full length, in a dark suit and brown coat, holding a top hat and cane, standing in front of a rock, a cloudy sky in the background
Portrait painting of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, in a gold frame, reading “Lafayette” at the bottom. Lafayette is depicted full length, in a dark suit and brown coat, holding a top hat and cane, standing in front of a rock, a cloudy sky in the background
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Date

1823

Artist

Ary Scheffer

Dimensions

92 x 62 in. (233.7 x 157.5 cm)

Accession Number

2005.018.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The full-length portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette, the first foreign dignitary to address the House of Representatives, was presented to the House by French artist Ary Sheffer in honor of the occasion in 1824. Lafayette, a hero of the American Revolutionary War, was received throughout the United States to great acclaim. The portrait hangs near the rostrum, to the Speaker’s left, as it has since the opening of the current House Chamber.

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