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Bartholdi sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, cast his Marquis de Lafayette statue in 1873. It was dedicated on July 4, 1876. Originally set facing the Washington statue, the work depicts Lafayette pledging his sword to the General.

Dedication, July 4, 1876

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Marquis de Lafayette, Depicted pledging his sword to the General.

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Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, Sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, cast the Marquis de Lafayette statue.

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The portrait statue rests on a Quincy granite pedestal.

The pedestal of the Statue was donated by the French residents of New York

The granite pedestal designed by H.W. DeStuckle

As soon as I heard of American Independence, my heart was enlisted - Lafayette 1776

Statues by Bartholdi - Statue of Liberty and Lafayette

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