Lafayette Monument
The Lafayette Monument is a bronze equestrian statue of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, by Andrew O'Connor, Jr.
| Lafayette Monument | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Paul Wayland Bartlett's (1865-1925) |
| Year | 1924 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 490 cm × 240 cm × 490 cm (192 in × 96 in × 192 in) |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 39°17′49.92″N 76°36′56.3″W | |
| Owner | City of Baltimore |
It is located on the northern edge of the South Park, at Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, directly across a cobblestone circle from The Washington Monument. It was dedicated on September 6, 1924, with President Calvin Coolidge in attendance.
The inscription reads:
(Sculpture, front edge, proper left side:)
ANDREW O'CONNOR
1924
(Sculpture, rear proper left side:)
T. F. MCGANN & SONS CO FOUNDRY
BOSTON MASS
(Base, front:)
1757 1834
(Base, east side:)
AVEC DES VOLONTIERS FRANCAIS
EST VENU APPORTER UNE AIDE FRATERNELLE
AU PEUPLE AMERICAIN
QUI COMBATTAIT POUR SA LIBERTE NATIONALE
EN 1917
LA FRANCE COMBATTAIT A SON TOUR
POURDEFENDRE
SAVIE
ET LA LIBERTE DU MONDE. L'AMERIQUE QUI
N'AVAIT JAMAIS OUBLIE LA FAYETTE A
TRAVERSE LES MERS POUR AIDER LA FRANCE
ET LE MONDE A ETE SAUVE
(Base, west side:)
LA FAYETTE IMMORTAL
BECAUSE A SELF-FORGETFUL SERVANT OF
JUSTICE AND HUMANITY
BELOVED BY ALL AMERICANS
BECAUSE HE ACKNOWLEDGED NO DUTY MORE
SACRED THAN TO FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM
OF HIS FELLOW-MEN.
WOODROW WILSON.
signed Founder's mark appears.