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THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE THIS MONUMENT WAS / ERECTED AND PRESENTED BY HENRY HARTEAU A DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN OF BROOKLYN TO BE AN / ENDURING TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF ONE WHO AS / A FRIEND AND COMPANION OF THE IMMORTAL WASH INGTON FOUGHT TO ESTABLISH IN OUR COUNTRY / THOSE VITAL PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY
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claims definitively that the painting depicts Armistead, while the parks department notes that no mention of Armistead is made by either Le Paon or French in written descriptions they made of their works and that evidence that the painting or memorial depict Armistead is "inconclusive".
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The relief measures approximately 10 feet (3.0 m) tall and 13 feet (4.0 m) wide, while the overall structure has a height of 19 feet (5.8 m), a width of 22 feet (6.7 m), and a depth of 9 feet (2.7 m). It is located at the Ninth Street entrance to the park.
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for the dedication ceremony. They were there as members of the French War Commission. On May 10, 2017, Anne-Claire Legedre, the consul-general of France in New York City, presided over centennial celebrations for the monument.
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had caused the dedication of the monument to be put off until the following year. The article also mentioned that French had worked on the monument for about a year and a half at that time. The bronze relief was cast by the
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who died in 1895. Harteau had served in numerous government positions in the city throughout his life, including as a parks commissioner under
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stated that French's design for the memorial had been approved by the Municipal Art Commission, while a November 1916 issue of the magazine
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Map of notable buildings and structures at Prospect Park (note: not all entrances shown). Click on points for more details.
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THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED AND DEDICATED BY / MARSHALL JOFFRE AND M. VIVANI OF THE FRENCH / WAR COMMISSION, MAY 10, 1917
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The memorial was dedicated on May 10, 1917. Occurring during World War I, the memorial was unveiled by
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structure that acts as the base and frame for the relief. This frame is of the
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AND HUMAN / BROTHERHOOD WHICH HE AFTERWARD LABORED TO ESTABLISH IN HIS OWN
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reported that a model had been prepared to be cast, but that a lack of
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Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
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Cultural depictions of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
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and feather in his hat and something such as a blanket or a
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is held in his left arm, and he is wearing the uniform of a
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draped across one of his shoulders. To the right is a
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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Lafayette hillside memorial

40°39′52″N 73°58′35.7″W / 40.66444°N 73.976583°W / 40.66444; -73.976583
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
New York City
New York
United States
Daniel Chester French
Henry Bacon
Gorham foundry
Bronze
Granite
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
memorial
Brooklyn
Prospect Park
New York City
Daniel Chester French
Henry Bacon
bas-relief
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
groom
James Armistead Lafayette
horse
view
talk
edit
will
Brooklyn

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