Lot 306
(Lafayette, Marquis de). Seven items related to Lafayette. Five are shrink-wrapped together on a 21½x19½" backboard: an 1834 $5 bank note from Rhode Island with his image; an early steel-point triptych engraving to celebrate Lafayette's 1824 visit to the U.S.; a marble bust portrait representation; an 1874 engraving from Chappel's painting; and a medallion-style engraving in uniform. Separately: a steel-point portrait of the Marquis as a youth; and a 13x19" color print of a reception given by the Society of the Cincinnati in 1824 in honor of Gen. Lafayette; many dignitaries are pictured, as is the young Robert E. Lee.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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