Lafayette, Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Lafayette, 1934

Medalist: Jacques Edouard Gatteaux French
Factory Struck by Paris Mint
1934
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  • Title: Lafayette, Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Lafayette, 1934
  • Artist: Medalist: Jacques Edouard Gatteaux (French, Paris 1788–1881 Paris)
  • Factory: Struck by Paris Mint (French, 864–present)
  • Date: 1934
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bronze, struck, gold-brown patina
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Gift of the French Government, 1934
  • Object Number: 34.116
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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