Hotel Lafayette - Table of Contents
Hotel Lafayette - Table of Contents
Two Pan-American Grill Murals
Hotel Lafayette
Buffalo. NY
Painted in 1936 by artist Aldo Lazzarino
Washington During the Revolutionary War  Speculative interpretation: Pulaski, Washington and Lafayette near Philadelphia in 1777. Note the State of Vermont flag. Evidence: "Moland
House became Washington’s Headquarters. Waiting for more word of
the fleet, the Army stayed at Moland until 3:00 am on Saturday, August
23rd [1777]. During that stay, the Marquis de Lafayette came to join Washington’s army. Count Casimir Pulaski also joined and the U.S. Cavalry was then borne at Moland." - Moland House Historic Park (online August 2014)  Speculative interpretation: Pulaski and Washington Evidence: Pulaski, "Father of the American Cavalry," would have been riding a horse.  Evidence: Portrait of Pulaski by Jan Styka   Speculative interpretation: Washington ... Compare this portrait to the one in the other photos of Washington at Mount Vernon (below)  Speculative interpretation: Center figure: Marquis de Lafayette  Speculative interpretation: Marquis de Lafayette
Evidence: Marquis de Lafayette. Missouri History Museum image:  Artist signature in lower right of painting |
Washington at Mount Vernon After the Revolutionary War  Speculative interpretation: Washington, at home in Mount Vernon in 1794, greets the Marquis de Lafayette and his son who was named after Washington.  Notes signature in lower left. Speculative interpretation: The young man on the horse is Lafayette's son, Georges Washington de La Fayette (1779–1849). In 1794, he would have been fifteen.
Discrepancy: "In April 1795, Georges was sent to America with Frestrel. While there, he studied at Harvard, and he was a house guest of George Washington at the presidential mansion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and at Mount Vernon, Virginia." - Wikipedia (online August 2014)  Speculative interpretation: Lafayette's son, Georges Washington de La Fayette  Speculative interpretation: Washington, at home in Mount Vernon, greets the Marquis de Lafayette after the War Evidence: Mount Vernon in the background.
Evidence: Washington is not wearing military garb. Evidence: "Lafayette and Washington remained close friends after the war. Lafayette named his only son George Washington Lafayette. When the Marquis came back to the United States in 1794, he visited Washington in retirement at Mount Vernon in August, where the two men had an emotional reunion. Lafayette stayed with the Washington family at Mount Vernon for ten days." - Mount Vernon (online August 2014)  Speculative interpretation: Lafayette  Speculative interpretation: Washington  Artist signature in lower left of painting |
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