Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier Lafayette

P. G. Lienard (French)

1801

Medium/TechniqueMetal; gilt metal, glass, and repoussé

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 48 mm (1 7/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Miss Louisa W. and Miss Marian R. Case in memory of their father, James Brown Case

Accession number20.528

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LE GAL.LAFAYETTE COMANDT.GAL.DE L'ARMÉE PARISIENNE EN 1789" and below bust "DEPUTÉ D'AUVERGNE/A L'ASBLE CONST.TE". Reverse: Inscribed "MÉDAILLIER/GENÉRAL/DES HOMMES ILLUSTRES/CÉLÈBRES OU FAMEUX/ANCIENS ET MODERNES/COMMENCÉ EN 1801/PAR P.G. LIENARD/A PARIS.".

ProvenanceLouisa W. Case (1862-1946) and Marian R. Case (1864-1944), Weston; 1920, gift of Misses Louisa W. and Marian R. Case to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 20, 1920)