Boze, Joseph “The Marquis De Lafayette”

After Joseph Boze (1746-1826).  “The Marquis De Lafayette.” 

From “A Popular History of the United States…” New York: Charles Scribner’s & Sons, 1881.   2 ½ x 2 7/8 (image).  Engraved by C. Schlecht on chine appliqué mounted on a backing sheet.  Very good condition. 

This small bust portrait is taken from a full length portrait of Lafayette, painted by Boze, which was commissioned in 1790 by Thomas Jefferson.