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Portrait, oil on wood panel by Henry Cheever Pratt, 1825
67 cm x 53 cm; in frame 81.7 cm x 67.8 cm
Artwork 01.021
Label affixed to back of panel inscribed: "This portrait of Lafayette was painted when he came here to be present at the laying of the cornerstone of Bunker Hill monument in 1826 [sic]. Mrs. T. G. Appleton who saw him and Mr. R.B. Forbes pronounced it a perfect likeness. C. Thayer." [Note: Lafayette's visit was actually in 1825.]