Bust of Laboulaye

Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi
1865

Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye (1811-1883) was a prominent French authority on the US Constitution. His well-regarded reputation was instrumental in gaining support in France and the United States for the Statue of Liberty’s construction.

Bronze. H 69, L 42 cm.
Statue of Liberty National Monument, STLI 1394