6040378 Marquis de Lafayette (pastel on grey paper) by Sharples, James (1751-1811); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Not Dated A framed colour drawing on grey paper, showing: a half-length portrait of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Motier (1757-1834), the Marquis de Lafayette; known simply as \'Lafayette\' in the USA, he was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American War of Independence (1775-1783), and, after returning to France, the French Revolution of 1789 and also the July Revolution of 1830; in this work, the sitter is pictured wearing a white star similar to a Sons of the American Revolution medal); by Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives ; Purchased 1931; English, out of copyright.