Print

Title:

Conclusion de la Campagne Liberte De 1781 En Virginie. Le Marquis De La Fayette

Object Name:

Print

Creator:

N. Le Mire

Date:

1800-1899

Material:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches
Frame
Sight: 18.875 in H and 13.5 in W

Description:

Framed stipple engraving titled "Conclusion de la Campagne Liberte De 1781 En Virginie. Le Marquis De La Fayette Marchal de Camp des Armes Du Roi, et Cammndant de La Garde Nationale Parisienne" Engraved by: N.Le Mire Des Academies Imperiales Et Royales after a painting by J. Le Paon. Printed in Paris. Image shows LaFayette in uniform with a horse and African American servant pointing to a battle in the background overlooking a hill that leads to water and ships. Lots of smoke is visible from battlefield. Image is printed with a white border where the title is located under the image. Frame is a plain mahogany veneered frame with an off-white mat.

Provenance:

On March 14, 1781, Major General Marquis de Lafayette arrived in Yorktown, Virginia, to start a campaign against the British that would lead to British surrender six months later. Lafayette strove to improve the circumstances and numbers of his troops by using his own funds to secure shoes and clothing for his soldiers.

Lafayette's first objective was to capture Benedict Arnold. On March 16, a naval battle between the French and British occurred near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. In May 1781, Lafayette battled against Major General Cornwallis in the Battle of Green Spring. On August 21, 1781, Lafayette wrote to Washington regarding the possibility of taking on Cornwallis in Virginia. Three weeks later, Washington reached Lafayette in Williamsburg and, at the end of September marched on to Yorktown. Lafayette commanded a division of American troops and was present at the siege and surrender of Cornwallis on October 19, 1781. In December 1781, Lafayette returned to France. His military service to the colonies had ended, but he became a lasting symbol of liberty.

Subjects:

Art, Prints, War, Revolutions, Battles, Battlefields, Military officers, American Revolution

People:

Lafayette, Marquis de, Le Paon, J, Le Mire, Noel

Place of Origin:

France

Collection Name:

Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire

Item Number:

1988.032

Accession Number:

1988.032

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

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Credit Line:

American Independence Museum

Participating Organization:

American Independence Museum