Print

Title:

M. le Mis de laFayette Commandant General de la Garde Nationalle Parisienne

Object Name:

Print

Creator:

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, Peintre du Roy

Date:

1790

Material:

Paper, ink

Dimensions:

H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches
Depth measurement is of frame
Print as seen
Height: 19.250"
Width: 16.500"

Description:

A gold-framed hand-colored mezzotint of Lafayette, showing him in a full-length view standing beside a horse with assembled troops in the background. The title reads: M. le Mis de laFayette Commandant General de la Garde Nationalle Parisienne". "Dedie aux Citoyens Soldats." Below image on left-hand side reads: "peint et grave par P.L. De Bucourt Peindre Du Roy". Below image on right-hand side is written "F er 1790".

Provenance:

This print of Marquies de Lafayette is a representation of French participation in the American Revolution. The government of Louis XVI decided to recognize American Indpendnece in December 1777, after they had learned of the vicotry of the Americans at the Battle of Saratoga. This turning point of the war ultimately convinced the French to join the Americans by sending troops which made victory possible. Lafayette, however, had joined the American cause months earlier in July 1777 at the age of 20, after he had heard about the Revolution from the Duke of Gloucester. On July 31, 1777, he was commissioned a major general by the Continental Congress, and after the war, he joined the French chapter of the Society of the Cincinnati.

Subjects:

Mezzotints, War, Art

People:

Lafayette, Marquis de

Place of Origin:

France

Collection Name:

Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire

Item Number:

1990.158

Accession Number:

1990.158

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the American Independence Museum

Credit Line:

Gift of Lynde Sullivan, 1929

Participating Organization:

American Independence Museum