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Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887) Engraving of Marquis de Lafayette

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0361 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette dated 1863. Standing portrait of Lafayette based on original portrait by Alonzo Chappel.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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