Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette (New York City) explained

Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette
Italic Title:	no
Image Upright:	1
Artist:	Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Type:	Statue
Material:	Bronze
Subject:	Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in
City:	New York City, New York, United States
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	13
Coordinates:	40.7357°N -73.99°W Embed: yes Nrhp Type: cp Nocat: yes Partof: Union Square Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Added: December 9, 1997 ^[1] Refnum: 97001678

Marquis de Lafayette is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette by artist Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, located at Union Square Park in Manhattan, 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 pedestal. In 1991, it was conserved by the Municipal Art Society and the New York City Art Commission's joint Adopt-A-Monument Program.^[2]

See also

• 1876 in art

Notes and References

1. Web site: Union Square. December 9, 1997 . National Park Service . June 25, 2020 .
2. Web site: Union Square Park: Marquis de Lafayette. July 15, 2014. New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.