--- title: Portrait of Lafayette, as Commander of the National Guard author: Jean-Baptiste Weyler source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16065/portrait-of-lafayette-as-commander-of-the-national/ format: machine-readable-alternate updated: 1970-01-01 --- # Portrait of Lafayette, as Commander of the National Guard _Authored by Jean-Baptiste Weyler_ ## Image File [![Portrait of Lafayette, as Commander of the National Guard](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16065.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16065.jpg) ## Image Caption A portrait of [Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gilbert_du_Motier_Marquis_de_Lafayette/) (1757-1834) in uniform as commander of the Parisian citizens' militia known as the National Guard, during the [French Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/French_Revolution/). Pastel portrait, by Jean-Baptiste Weyler, before 1791. ## Cite This Work ### APA Weyler, J. (2022, June 27). Portrait of Lafayette, as Commander of the National Guard. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Weyler, Jean-Baptiste. "Portrait of Lafayette, as Commander of the National Guard." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 27, 2022. . ### MLA Weyler, Jean-Baptiste. "Portrait of Lafayette, as Commander of the National Guard." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Jun 2022, . ## License & Copyright [Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Fayette_by_Weyler.jpg) by [**Jean-Baptiste Weyler**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Fayette_by_Weyler.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 27 June 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.