The Lafayette Monument is a bronze equestrian statue of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, by Andrew O'Connor, Jr.

Andrew O'Connor (sculptor)

Andrew O'Connor is an American-Irish sculptor whose work is represented in museums in America, Ireland, Britain and France.-Life:He was born in Worcester, Mass and died in Dublin...

It is located in the South Garden, at Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore

Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

. It was dedicated on September 6, 1924.
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:)

LA FAYETTE

1757 1834

(Base, east side:)

EN 1777 LA FAYETTE TRAVERSANT LES MERS

AVEC DES VOLONTIERS FRANCAIS

EST VENU APPORTER UNE AIDE FRATERNELLE

AU PEUPLE AMERCAIN

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

R. POINCARE

(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.

External links

• http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/203406543/
• http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lafayette-monument/
• http://monumentcity.net/2009/05/15/marquis-de-lafayette-monument-baltimore-md/