Lafayette, Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Lafayette, 1934
Artwork Details
- 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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