Ouverture des Etats-Généraux à Versailles, le 5 mars 1789

1793

Antoine-Jean Duclos

Associated Names
Antoine-Jean Duclos
Artist, French, 1742 - 1795
Charles Monnet
Artist After, French, 1732 - after 1808
This is a drawing of a scene in an opulent hall with columns, detailed ceilings decorated with oval medallions and floral patterns. Symmetrically placed marble columns support an entablature leading to a throne-like area. Numerous figures in formal attire are gathered in rows, engaged in an event or ceremony directed at a stage with a raised platform. The perspective adds depth, emphasizing the spacious and elaborate interior.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 36.4 × 51.2 cm (14 5/16 × 20 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6253

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 29

  • Series Title

    Principales Journées de la Révolution [plate 1]

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65018942

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