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Object Type
print
Museum number
1948,0315.9.7
Title
Object:
Vue perspective du Champ de Mars, jour du Serment Civique prononcé par la Nation francoise assemblée à Paris le 14 Juillet 1790
Description
View of the Champ de Mars in Paris with people gathered for the Festival of Federation around the high altar where Louis XVI swore to uphold the Constitution. 1790 Colour aquatint over etched line
Producer name
Print made by:
Jean Baptiste Chapuy
After:
Jean Leroy
Published by:
De la Grye
Published by:
Cabinet Littéraire
School/style
French
Production date
1790
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
aquatint
colour
etching
Dimensions
Height:
350 millimetres
Width:
534 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Different state than the one described in IFF, with the address of Carrée as the publisher. For comment see other impression, 1924,1118.1
Bibliographic references
De Vinck 1909-1967 / Collection De Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe. Inventaire analytique.
(3762)
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(30)
Bindman 1989 / The Shadow of the Guillotine - Britain and the French revolution
(28)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
festival
politics
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Champ-de-Mars
Associated events
Associated Event:
French Revolution
Associated Event:
Festival of Federation 14 July 1790
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Hermann Marx
Acquisition date
1948
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1948,0315.9.7