Marquis de Lafayette statue (Paris, Cours-la-Reine)

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The Marquis de Lafayette statue in Paris’s Cours-la-Reine is a bronze monument honoring the French aristocrat and Revolutionary War hero, created by American sculptor James Earle Fraser.


Statements (40)
Predicate Object
instanceOf equestrian statue
monument
outdoor sculpture
public artwork
artist James Earle Fraser NERFINISHED
commemoratesEvent American Revolutionary War
commemoratesRelationship Franco-American friendship
country France
creator James Earle Fraser NERFINISHED
depicts Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette NERFINISHED
genre commemorative sculpture
hasArtForm sculpture
hasArtisticMovement 20th-century academic sculpture
hasCommemoratedPerson Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette NERFINISHED
hasCulturalContext Franco-American historical relations
hasDepictionForm mounted figure
hasLanguageOfInscription English
French
hasMedium cast bronze
hasSubjectNationality French
hasTheme heroism
liberty
military leadership
hasType statue
honours Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette NERFINISHED
isPartOf public monuments of Paris
locatedIn 8th arrondissement of Paris NERFINISHED
Paris
locatedInPublicSpace Cours-la-Reine gardens
locatedNear Place de la Concorde
Seine NERFINISHED
locatedOn Cours-la-Reine NERFINISHED
material bronze
namedAfter Marquis de Lafayette NERFINISHED
publicAccess yes
sculptorNationality American
setting urban park
subjectOccupation French aristocrat
military officer
subjectRole American Revolutionary War hero

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
James Earle Fraser
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