Author(s):
david, jacques-louis (paris, 30–08–1748 - brussels, 29–12–1825), author of the model
la charlerie, hippolyte de (mons, in 1827 - paris, in 1867), designer
blanc, louis (madrid, 29–10–1811 - cannes, 06–12–1882), man or woman of letters - writer
other titles:
palm oath indicator. (title inscribed (letter)), history of the french revolution (title of the whole), louis xvi period, birth of the national assembly, june 1789. (title of the series)
date of production: between 1790 and 1791
dating in century: 18th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts, french revolution
name(s): print
dimensions - artwork:
height: 19cm
width: 27cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 32. 4cm
width: 50cm
description:
work fixed on a montage. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - on the front of the sheet, at the bottom, printed in black ink: "indicator of the oath of jeu de paume / 1. Bailly / 2. Sieyes / 3. Gregoire, cure d'ember- / menil / 4. Rabaut-saint-etienne, mi- / nistre protestant / dom gerle, chartreux / 6. Pieton / 7. Buzot / 8. Merlin / 9. Dupont de nemours / 10. Robespierre / 11. Le p. Gerard / 12. Mirabeau / 13. Barnave / 14. Tronchet / 15. Camus / 16. Martin, d’auch / 17. Guilhermy / 18. Legrand / 19. Roederer / 20. Biauzat (gauthier de) / 21. La reveillere-lepaux / 22. Dubois de crance / 23. Bergasse / 24. Thouret / 25. Target / 26. Laborde-mereville / 27. Pison du galand / 28. Mounier / 29. Treilhard / 30. Guillotin / 31. Bouche / 32. Laurent, cure de cuiseaux / 33. Drops, cure d’argel- / lieres / 34. Barere de vieuzac / 35. Rewbell / 36. Thibaut, cure de soup- / pes / 37. Maupetit, de la mayenne / 38. Muguet de nanthou / 39. Gouy d'arcy / 40. Malouet / 41. Le chapelier / 42. Kervelegan / 43. Lanjuinais / 44. Laville-le-roux / 45. Gleizen / 46. Ramel / 47. Garat / 48. Creuze de la touche / 49. Regnauld de saint-jean / d'angely / 50. Prieur, de la marne. ". \ inscription in ink
stamp - on the front of the sheet, on the right, printed in purple ink: "collection / liesville / ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 1681 b). \ impression
inventory number - on the front of the sheet, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "g. 27648 bis". \ pencil inscription
inscription concerning the author - on the front of the sheet, on the right under the portrait of character no. 15, printed in black ink: "h. De la c[harlerie]". \ inscription in ink
iconographic description:
french revolution: portraits of the main protagonists of the jeu de paume oath, with a view to the constitution of the national assembly, june 20, 1789. Collective portrait. Bust figures surmounted by a number relating to the legend located at the bottom of the engraving. Third estate, deputies, peasant deputy, nobility, clergy: catholic, carthusian monk, protestant pastor. Historical commentary:
on june 20, 1789, the king closed the room known as “menus plaisirs” in order to prevent the deputies of the third estate from meeting. They then decided to meet, with some clergy deputies, in the paume game room, located a few hundred meters from the palace of versailles. Once reunited, they take an oath not to separate before having given a constitution to the kingdom of france, this aiming to put an end to the absolute monarchy, by legally limiting the powers of the king. This engraving illustrates the portraits of the main actors of the jeu de paume oath. It is a counterpart to the engraving carg027648 which is inspired by the painting by jacques-louis david. Both come, as indicated by the text on the back of the sheets, from chapter viii of volume no. 3 of the work by louis blanc (1811-1882) entitled "history of the french revolution" published in 1862. It was made up of 12 volumes decorated with 600 drawings engraved by numerous artists, in particular hyppolite de la charlerie. Acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: liesville, alfred de, viscount
date of acquisition: aa 03–1880
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 27648bis. Date: between 1790 and 1791.
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