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ID: 700001470
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700001470
Record Type: Movable Work
Le XIV juillet MVCCLXXXX (etching (print); Nicolas Ponce (French engraver, 1746-1831); Published: ca. 1790; Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, ...; 2682-892; 682892; (CMalG)1516-756; accession number: P980009* (bx.4,f.8))
Note: "Vingt mille Députés représentant trois millions d'hommes armés, font Serment sur l'autel de la patrie ..."--on tablet below image; "Etat des Gardes Nationales sur pied dans chaque Département ..."--on tablet below image; "Dessiné par Meunier / Gravé par Giraud le jeune"--in upper left of tablet; "Sous la direction / de Mr. Ponce"--in upper right of tablet; "S.P.D.R."--in lower left corner of plate; French engraver enlisted in the army during the Revolution; The print shows the swearing of the oath to maintain the constitution taken by 20,000 deputies at the Champ-de-Mars in Paris, July 14, 1790; The triumphal arch built by Céllerier on a wooden frame stands beyond the Altar of the Fatherland designed for the Festival of Federation; Forms part of: Prints of the French Revolution, 1774-ca. 1840 (Special Collections, accn. no. P980009*). Publication: [ca. 1790].
Titles:
Le XIV juillet MVCCLXXXX (preferred,C,U,RP,undetermined-P,,)
Deputies swearing allegiance to the constitution at the Champ-de-Mars, Paris (C,U,DE,English,U,U)
Fédération des Français dédiée aux Gardes nationales de France (C,U,undetermined,,)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
etching (print) [300041365] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, intaglio prints)
engraving (print) [300041340]
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, intaglio prints)
print (visual work) [300041273]
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:
prints (preferred)

Creation Date: Published: ca. 1790

Creator Display:
Nicolas Ponce (French engraver, 1746-1831) [preferred,GRISC]
etcher Ponce, Nicolas (French engraver, 1746-1831) [500108163]
Cellerier, Jacques (French architect, 1742-1814) [500033721]
printmaker Giraud, Antoine-Cosme (French engraver and illustrator, 1760-ca. 1810) [500354438]
draftsman Meunier (French draftsman, active 18th century) [500043357]
Locations:
Current: Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500353615] Getty Research Institute, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)
Repository Numbers: 2682-892; 682892; (CMalG)1516-756; accession number: P980009* (bx.4,f.8)
Credit Line: copyright J. Paul Getty Trust, Getty Research Institute, Special Collections
Address Note: 1200 Getty Center Dr., Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688
Display Materials: 1 print: etching, engraving, b&w
etching (printing process) [300053241]
.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes)
engraving (printing process) [300053225]
.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes)
black-and-white (colors) [300265434]
.......(Physical Attributes Facet, Color (hierarchy name), colors (hues or tints), neutrals (colors))

Dimensions: plate mark 30.6 x 34.2 cm, on sheet 36.2 x 40.8 cm
General Subject:
events (preferred)
military
history and legend
human figures

Specific Subjects:
deputies [300250472]
.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in administration and government>) (AAT)
oaths [300027206]
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by function>, testimonies) (AAT)
depictions (visual works) [300248231]
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by form>, <visual works by form of image>) (AAT)
ceremonies [300054754]
.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events) (AAT)
National Guard (French militia, 1789-1871) [500354360]
.....(Corporate Bodies) (ULAN)
festivals (celebrations) [300073472]
.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events, celebrations) (AAT)
French Revolution [901000102]
.....((French history, European history, Named Events)) (ICON)

Provenance: lfell; Purchase.
Inscriptions: Le XIV juillet MVCCLXXXX fédération des Français dédiée aux Gardes nationales de France, / par Mr. Ponce, capitaine dans l'armée parisienne (depuis le mois de juillet 1789) 1.ere division, 8.eme bataillon. "Vingt mille Députés représentant trois millions d'hommes armés, font Serment sur l'autel de la patrie ..."--on tablet below image; "Etat des Gardes Nationales sur pied dans chaque Département ..."--on tablet below image; "Dessiné par Meunier / Gravé par Giraud le jeune"--in upper left of tablet; "Sous la direction / de Mr. Ponce"--in upper right of tablet; "S.P.D.R."--in lower left corner of plate
List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media
Sources and Contributors:
Le XIV juillet MVCCLXXXX........ [GRISC,VP]
........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-) 682892
Deputies swearing allegiance to the constitution at the Champ-de-Mars, Paris........ [VP]
........ Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Fédération des Français dédiée aux Gardes nationales de France........ [GRISC,VP]
........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)
Subject: ....... [GRISC,VP]
....................... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)
....................... Bruel, L'estampe, 1770-1871 : Collection de Vinck (1909-1979) 3765
....................... Hennin 10756
Note:
English ..... [GRISC]
..... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)
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