Call NumberWHJ-11161CreatorDetroit Photographic Co.ContributorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1890-1900SummaryView of the Marquis de Lafayette Monument, a memorial to Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette sculpted by by Jean Falguiere and Marius Mercie, in Lafayette Park at Pennsylvania Avenue and Madison Place, N.W., in the District of Columbia. The bronze statue of Lafayette is on a carved marble pedestal. Comte de Grasse and Comte d'Estaing, two French naval commanders, are depicted on the side of the pedestal; depictions of Comte de Rochambeau and Chevalier du Portail, two French land army officers are partially visible on the other side; and the partly clad figure of a woman reaches toward Lafayette with a sword in her hand.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photochrom ; 18 x 23 cm (7 x 9 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectLafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--MonumentsWashington (D.C.)Monuments and memorials--Washington (D.C.)Sculpture--Washington (D.C.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR700311161Type of MaterialPhotochrom printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 84. William Henry Jackson Photochrom Collection.NotesFormerly 53211; Photochrom from William Henry Jackson photograph. Title and: "53211" embossed in gold on front of photochrom. R7003111614
Detroit Photographic Co., Lafayette monument, Washington (1890-1900). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 18/08/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1130732
