Five essays in “Paris on the Potomac” explore aspects of this influence on the artistic and architectural environment of Washington, DC based on the well-known contributions of Peter Charles L’Enfant, the transplanted French military officer who designed the city’s plan.  This work presents case studies on David d’Angers’ busts of George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette as well as the influence of French architecture on Thomas Jefferson’s vision the of the U.S. Capitol.  It is the latest addition to the Perspectives on the Art and Architectural History of the United States Capitol series.  Black and white illustrations. 2007, paperbound, 164pp.