The First Meeting of Washington and Lafayette—Philadelphia, August 3rd, 1777

Publisher Currier & Ives American
 Sitter George Washington American
 Sitter Marquis de Lafayette French

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Scene from the American history. George Washington, at right, shakes the hand of General Lafayette in front of a gathered crowd.

The First Meeting of Washington and Lafayette—Philadelphia, August 3rd, 1777, Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907), Hand-colored lithograph

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