Le Serment de Lafayette, à la Fête de la Fédération, le 14 juillet 1790, in...

Le Serment de Lafayette, à la Fête de la Fédération, le 14 juillet 1790 (Attributed title) David, L. La Fayette takes the oath on the altar of the Patrie, erected in the center of the Champ de Mars; the young boy, in National Guard uniform and raising a sword, to the right, is his son, Georges-Washington. On the far right, the Bishop of Autun, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, who has just celebrated mass. On the far left, below, an old man, a former prisoner of the Bastille, has thrown the keys to the fortress and his irons onto the steps. In the background, the temporary triumphal arch erected along the Seine for the occasion. Signature and date - Signed and dated lower right: "L. DAVID 1791". Inventory number: P1981