Welcome La Fayette! [engraving]
1825
P&E L2007G41.1m
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Title
Welcome La Fayette! [engraving]
Published
Nashville, Tenn. s.n. 1825
Description
1 print : on sheet 25 x 40 cm. folded to 25 x 20 cm. ; on cardboard sheet 28 x 21 cm.
Call Number
P&E L2007G41.1m
Note
This is an engraved invitation to a Ball held in Nashville to honor Lafayette during his grand tour in 1825. The text of the invitation is enclosed an arch formed by pillers whose bases are surrounded by cannon and drums. The left piller is dated "1813-15" and lists the battles, Orleans, Pensacola, Horseshoe, Enotichopco, Emuckfaw, and Taladega on ribbons up to a bust of Jackson. [Andrew Jackson was President of the United States at the time of the Ball] The right piller is dated "1777-81" and lists the battles, Yorktown, Monmouth, Brandywine, Jamestown, Chadsford, and Ft. Moultrie on ribbons up to a bust of La Fayette. The pillers are connected at the top by an arch of thirteen stars and laural leaves centered by a sunburst with the year "76" inside and a soaring eagle below. Centered blow the arch is a bust of Washington atop a piller in the clouds surrounded by flags, swords, bayonetts, and a liberty cap on a pole. The text of the invitation begins below the clouds with: Welcome La Fayette!
in honor of Gen. La Fayette.
You are respectfully invited to attend a ball in Nashville, on the third evening after the arrival of Gen. La Fayette or on the second should the arrival be on Friday. A list of the names of 12 Managers is printed below the text. At the bottom to the left is printed: Nashville, April 7, 1825.
Ralph E. W. Earl was the son of the well known portrait painter, Ralph Earl. He was married to the niece of Mrs. Andrew Jackson and spent much of his career painting portraits of Jackson and his friends. As part of the Jackson entourage, he was at The Hermitage in Nashville of many occasions The engraver, Charles C. Torrey and his brother Manasseh C.Torrey grew up in Massachusetts and were pupils of Henry Inman. Charles settled in Nashville in 1823 and remained there until his death.
The reference in Hart concentrates on the portrait of Washington.
Gift of Thomas Finley Hewes.
Digitized image available.
in honor of Gen. La Fayette.
You are respectfully invited to attend a ball in Nashville, on the third evening after the arrival of Gen. La Fayette or on the second should the arrival be on Friday. A list of the names of 12 Managers is printed below the text. At the bottom to the left is printed: Nashville, April 7, 1825.
Ralph E. W. Earl was the son of the well known portrait painter, Ralph Earl. He was married to the niece of Mrs. Andrew Jackson and spent much of his career painting portraits of Jackson and his friends. As part of the Jackson entourage, he was at The Hermitage in Nashville of many occasions The engraver, Charles C. Torrey and his brother Manasseh C.Torrey grew up in Massachusetts and were pupils of Henry Inman. Charles settled in Nashville in 1823 and remained there until his death.
The reference in Hart concentrates on the portrait of Washington.
Gift of Thomas Finley Hewes.
Digitized image available.
Indexed In
Hart, Charles H., Catalogue of the engraved portraits of Washington, #772
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