Lafayette
Sculpture
Ferdinand Barbedienne (Manufacturer)
Achille Collas (Manufacturer)
Pierre Jean David (Sculptor)
France, Europe
1848-1860
Bronze; Marble
Cast, Carved
1960.1198
Object Number1960.1198 |
Bust (figure) (Lafayette)
Lafayette
Sculpture
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Ferdinand Barbedienne (Manufacturer)-03/21/1891
The Barbedienne Foundry was begun by Ferdinand Barbedienne and Achille Collas in 1838.
Achille Collas (Manufacturer)
1794-1859
Known for reducing full-scale sculptures by a process which he invented for small-scale reproduction.
Pierre Jean David (Sculptor)
03/12/1788-01/05/1856
France, Europe
The creation place was identified as France by a previous cataloguer [Lorena Baines 2008].
1848-1860
1. Mark; Back, center; "F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR", incised
2. Mark; Under left shoulder; "P.J. DAVID/ 1830", incised
3. Inscription; Back, lower center; "REDUCTION MECANIQUE", incuse, above a portrait with "A.COLIAS/ BREVETE" below
4. Inscription; Lower front of bust; "LAFAYETTE", incised
Portrait; Lafayette; Military
Bronze; Marble
Cast, Carved
13.5 (H) , 4.921 (W) , 4.252 (D)
34.29 (H) , 12.5 (W) , 10.8 (D)
Text available soon.
[Book] Idzerda, Stanley J, et al. 1989 Lafayette, Hero of Two Worlds: The Art and Pageantry of His Farewell Tour of America, 1824-1825. 201.
• Published as fig. no. 164, p. 174.
[Book] Field, Cynthia R., et al. 2007 Paris on the Potomac : the French influence on the architecture and art of Washington, D.C.
• Published