Thousands of enthusiastic supporters — Revolutionary War veterans and ordinary citizens — witnessed the return 200 years ago this weekend to Yorktown and Williamsburg of the young French general who ...

At the invitation of President James Monroe, the Marquis de Lafayette — Gen. Lafayette — returned to the United States as an honored guest more than 40 years after the Treaty of Paris recognized the U ...

On Sept. 4, 1824, the Marquis made a brief stopover in Middletown during his tour of the country he helped establish.

Statue of Lafayette in front of the Governor Palace in Metz, where he decided to join the American cause. Gloves portraying Lafayette, possibly commemorating his visit to the United States in 1824.

Two hundred years after his final American tour, the Marquis de Lafayette is set to make a symbolic return to North Jersey. On Saturday, the Paterson Museum Foundation will host a celebration at the ...

This week we step back in time 200 years to the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to New Orleans. On April 10, the Cabildo will open a new exhibit, called Bienvenue Lafayette, inside the building which ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The nineteen-year-old Marquis de Lafayette left France in 1777 and crossed the Atlantic to support the American ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A new exhibition is set to open at The Cabildo. Louisiana State Museum officials announced the opening of “Bienvenue Lafayette” on Thursday, April 10. The attraction will be an ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Lafayette Issue stamp ...