Portrait Miniature of the Marquis de Lafayette
Unknown artist
Date: 1775–1883
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (7.3 x 6.4 cm)
Country: France
Themes: Marquis de Lafayette, Men, Portraits
Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Date range
1775 – 1883
Largest dimension
6.4 cm
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