Image of Study for 'The Oath of the Tennis Court', c.1790 (ink by David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825)

Study for 'The Oath of the Tennis Court', c.1790 (ink & graphite on paper)

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Image title: Study for 'The Oath of the Tennis Court', c.1790 (ink & graphite on paper)
Artist: David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825) / French
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Location: Fogg Art Museum, Harvard Art Museums, USA
Medium: ink and graphite on paper
Date: c. 1790 AD (C18th AD)
Dimensions: 66.2x99 cms

Image description: The Tennis Court Oath (French: Serment du jeu de paume) was a pivotal event during the first days of the French Revolution. The Oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General on 20 June 1789. The only person who did not sign was Joseph Martin-Dauch, a politician who would not execute decisions not sanctioned by the king. They made a makeshift conference room inside a tennis court located in the Saint-Louis district of the city of Versailles, near the Palace of Versailles.
Photo credit: © Harvard Art Museums / Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 18th century / art / balcony / France / Europe / Robespierre Maximilien (1758-1794) / David Jacques-Louis (1748-1825) / painter / artist / Neoclassicism / art movement / swearing / spectator / statesman / crowd / revolutionary / study / drawing / estate / third / court / spectators / political / portrait / perspective / conference / grid / politician / scene / male / politics / revolution / portraits / oath / politicians / new constitution / versailles / tronchet / jean-sylvian / rabaut / mirabeau / tennis / 1736-93 / the oath of the tennis court' / sieyes / bailly / marat / Drawing / Mzdrawing

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