Caption
View of a statue by Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette in Washington DC, Lafayette Monument - Washington, DC, page, photomechanical print, Washington DC, c. 1891 - in or before 1893, North America, District of Columbia, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 193 mm x width 145 mm, Person, Gilbert du Motier (marquis de La Fayette), monument, statue, A stone monument with multiple bronze statues sits on a raised square pedestal in a park setting, with bare trees and a few buildings visible behind it; a central standing figure in a military coat is positioned atop the pedestal looking outward, while below on one side two uniformed male figures stand close together near a large drum and on another side a draped female figure reaches upward toward another reclining or seated figure partially obscured by the pedestal; the scene is rendered in a monochrome photographic tone and framed by leafless tree branches against a pale sky.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B02_419
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44.1Mb (10.1Mb) / 11.2in x 15.3in / 3347 x 4601 (300dpi)