Journée du 10 Aout 1792

1793

Antoine-Jean Duclos after Charles Monnet

Associated Names
Antoine-Jean Duclos

Artist, French, 1742 - 1795

Charles Monnet

Artist After, French, 1732 - after 1808

This is a drawing of a historical battle scene set in front of an elaborate architectural structure. The image shows a battle occurring along the courtyard of a grand building with low, wide wings and a central domed section. Soldiers can be seen engaged in combat, wielding rifles with fixed bayonets and operating cannons. Smoke billows across the scene. The building in the background appears to be a significant edifice, characterized by its long façade, numerous windows, and classical architectural features. The drawing captures both the energy of the skirmish and the majesty of the architecture, creating a contrast between the human conflict in the foreground and the stately structure behind.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 37.1 × 51.9 cm (14 5/8 × 20 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6251

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 29

  • Series Title

    Principales Journées de la Révolution [plate 6]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1880

  • Portalis, baron Roger and Henri Beraldi. Les graveurs du dix-huitieme siecle. 2 parts, 3 vols. each part. Paris, 1880.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at left: Monnet delineavit; in plate, below image, at right: A.J. Duclos . aquaforti . 1793

Wikidata ID

Q65018940

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