New 8x10 Photo: Revolutionary War Gen. Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Title - Revolutionary War Gen. Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Description - Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 - 20 May 1834), often known simply as Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer born in Chavaniac, in the province of Auvergne in south central France. Lafayette was a general in the American Revolutionary War and a leader of the Garde nationale during the French Revolution. Description Source - Library of Congress (for identity) Year - 1834 by Joseph-Desire Court SKU - AR-0024