Related
Fête de la fondation de la République, 1er Vendémiaire An 5 / Girardet inv. & del. ; Berthault sculp.
Summary
Print shows a festival on the occasion of the founding of the Republic, with many spectators on the right watching simultaneous chariot races, horse races, and foot races; the Hôtel des Invalides dominates the view in the background.
Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la Révolution Française. Paris : Chez Auber, 1804, no. 129.
Inscribed in pencil on lower left: Sep. 22, 1796.
Gift; Joseph Verner Reed; 1955 July 22.
Tags
Date
01/01/1804
Contributors
Berthault, Pierre Gabriel, 1748-1819, etcher
Girardet, Abraham, 1764-1823, artist
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication in the U.S. Use elsewhere may be restricted by other countries' laws. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions...," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html
