Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette (New York City)

This article is about the sculpture in Manhattan. For the sculpture in Brooklyn, see Lafayette Memorial.

Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette
The statue in 2014
Artist	Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Year	1876 (1876)
Type	Statue
Medium	Bronze
Subject	Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Location	New York City, New York, United States
Coordinates	40.73568°N 73.98997°W / 40.73568; -73.98997
Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Part of	Union Square
NRHP reference No.	97001678[1]
Added to NRHP	December 9, 1997 [2]

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.[3]

See also

• 1876 in art

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Union Square". National Park Service. December 9, 1997. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
3. "Union Square Park: Marquis de Lafayette". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

External links

• Media related to Lafayette statue in Union Square at Wikimedia Commons