CONCLUSION DE LA CAMPAGNE LIBERTE DE 1781 EN VIRGINIE./ LE MARQUIS DE LA FAYETTE

This print of the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) was originally created as a companion to a 1781 image of George Washington, emphasizing Lafayette's close relationship with the general. During the French Revolution, the print's title was altered to indicate Lafayette's new role as Commander of the Parisian National Guard. In 1824, during Lafayette's tour of the United States, he shared a heartfelt reunion with James Lafayette, a formerly enslaved double agent who served under the Marquis and provided valuable intelligence for the Siege of Yorktown. James gained notoriety after this reunion and the Black groom, shown alongside Lafayette, became increasingly associated with him. A portrait of James was painted soon after Lafayette's tour and broadsides with Lafayette's testimony of James's service were engraved after the portrait.
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