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1964-324, Print
Quas Mare Lecernebat Lafayette Libertate Connectit
1964-324, Print

Quas Mare Lecernebat Lafayette Libertate Connectit

Date1810-1820
OriginEurope, France (possibly)
MediumLine engraving
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 × 6in. (19.1 × 15.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1964-324
DescriptionBanner reads: "QUAS MARE LECERNEBAT LAFAYETTE LIBERTATE CONNECTIT"
Lower margin reads: "N.o [printed] 3137 [manuscript] au [printed] 63- 1/2 Gros Graines 23 P.er [manuscript]"
Label TextThis print descended in the Glen-Sanders family of Scotia, New York. It's possible that this was an invoice for the purchase of grosgrain ribbon or grosgrain fabric. The invoice bears the likeness of Gilbert de Montier, Marquis de Lafayette, a french aristocrat who served in the American Revolution on the side of the United States. His participation and efforts to gather French support for the cause made him a hero of the early republic. The latin phrase: "Quas Mare Lecernebat Lafayette Libertate Connecti" roughly translates to "Lafayette connects the sea with liberty." Allegorical figures of France (to the left) and America (to the right) crown him with laurels.
MarkingsHandwritten under: No 3137 au 63-1/2 Gros Graines 23 P.er
ProvenanceEx-coll: Glen-Sanders