A un peuple libre

1790

Jean Dambrun after Jean-Michel Moreau

Associated Names
Jean Dambrun

Artist, French, 1741 - 1808 or after

Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger

Artist After, French, 1741 - 1814

The image shows multiple individuals engaged in various activities. There is a winged figure holding a banner that reads "AN 1ER DE LA REVOLUTION." Below, a sculpture of a bust rests on a pedestal. A group of people are gathered around the monument, with one holding a wreath. Their clothing resembles historic garments. Flags and another crowd are visible in the background, with a figure standing prominently and gesturing as if speaking to those around. The setting suggests a monumental area or a public space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.9 x 19.8 cm (9 7/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.2 x 26.9 cm (14 5/8 x 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.131.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1882, no. 31, State iii/vi

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1882

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Jean Michel Moreau le jeune. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 6. Paris: Damascene Morgand et Charles Fatout, 1882.

Inscriptions

below image, lower center in plate: JM. Moreau le jeun inv dambrun sculp. / A UN PEUPLE LIBRE. / Se vend, a Paris, chez le Sr. Vieilh de==Varanne, Auteur de la Coll ection des Drapeaux, / Rue St. Antoine, au Magazin dea / demolitions de la Bastille; uLv//in brown in k: 30; uRv//in brown ink: 47

Wikidata ID

Q74887543

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