Bust of the Marquis de Lafayette
Pierre Joseph Chardigny
Date: 1856–83
Medium: Waxed plaster
Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Country: France
Themes: Marquis de Lafayette, Men, Portraits
Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Date range
1856 – 1883
Largest dimension
14.0 cm
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