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Scheffer, Ary, (1795-1858) Engraving of Marquis de Lafayette

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0357 Author/Creator: Scheffer, Ary, (1795-1858) Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1860 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One undated engraving of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette. Bust portrait of Lafayette based on original portrait by Ary Scheffer.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Scheffer, Ary, 1795-1858

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