Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette (New York City)

The bronze statue you see before you is the work of Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. You likely recognize his name because he created the Statue of Liberty a decade later. This figure of the Marquis de Lafayette was a gift from the French government to New York City. It arrived in the city on Bastille Day in 1875, though it remained in storage for over a year while residents raised funds for its granite pedestal.