''Marquis de Lafayette'' is an outdoor
bronze sculpture
Bronze is the most popular metal for Casting (metalworking), cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as w ...
of
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (, ), was a French aristocrat, freemasonry, freemason and military officer who fought in the Ameri ...
by artist
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ( , ; 2 August 1834 – 4 October 1904) was a French sculpture, sculptor and painting, painter. He is best known for designing ''Liberty Enlightening the World'', commonly known as the Statue of Liberty.
Early life a ...
, located at
Union Square Park
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in
Manhattan
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, New York.
Description and history
Donated by French residents of New York and dedicated on September 6, 1876, the portrait statue rests on a Quincy
granite
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pedestal. In 1991, it was conserved by the Municipal Art Society and the New York City Art Commission's joint Adopt-A-Monument Program.
See also
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1876 in art
References
External links
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1876 establishments in New York (state)
1876 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Manhattan
Cultural depictions of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Monuments and memorials in Manhattan
Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan
Sculptures of men in New York City
Statues in New York City
Statues of military officers
Union Square, Manhattan
Sculptures by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
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