Framed Marquis de Lafayette with James Armistead Lafayette at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781 by Noel Le Mire

Product Overview:

• Proudly handmade in the USA
• Wood frame with mat, glass front, paper duster backing with wire hanger
• Museum quality Giclee digital print using archival paper and inks
• Standard size frame measures approx. 24" H x 20" W
• Poster size frame measures approx. 36" H x 30" W

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Marquis de Lafayette with James Armistead Lafayette at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781 by Noel Le Mire depicts a scene during the the Siege of Yorktown (September 28–October 19, 1781), a decisive battle of the American Revolutionary War. During the Battle of Yorktown the combined American and French forces, including those under the Marquis de Lafayette, trapped British General Cornwallis’s army, leading to its surrender. The Marquis de Lafayette, a French nobleman and major general in the Continental Army, played a key role in the campaign by leading troops in Virginia and coordinating with French naval forces to encircle the British. James Armistead Lafayette, born enslaved in Virginia, served as a spy for the American cause under Lafayette’s command. Posing as a runaway slave, he infiltrated Cornwallis’s camp and gathered critical intelligence on British plans, which he relayed to Lafayette. His contributions were vital to the success at Yorktown. After the war, the Marquis de Lafayette supported Armistead’s petition for freedom, which was granted in 1787, and Armistead adopted the surname "Lafayette" in honor of his commander.