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Jean Démosthène Dugourc
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Démosthène Dugourc
- The Festival of the Federation, 1790
- Pen and black ink and gray wash over black chalk;
inscribed above: VUE, DU CHAMP DE MARS, / A L'INSTANT DU SERMENT., inscribed on escutcheon: LA NATION / LA LOY / LE ROI; inscribed on banner carried by winged Victories: fédération des français / dans la capitale de l'Empire / le 14 juillet 1790 / Jour anniversaire de la Revolution.;
Inscribed on back of viewing stand surmounting the triumphal arch: A LA FELICITE ETERNELLE DE L'EMPIRE / DONT LA NOUVELLE DIVISION, REUNIT TOUS LES FRANÇAIS / COME TOUS LEURS DEPUTES LE SONTS DANS CETE ENCEINTE / Le 20 Juillet 1790 - 23 3/4 x 36 inches
Provenance
Jacobsen Collection;
Baron de Vismes, by circa 1882;
sale, Paris, Drouot-Montaigne, 22 November 1987, lot 1 (as Jean Michel Moreau, called Moreau le Jeune),
where acquired by the present owner
Baron de Vismes, by circa 1882;
sale, Paris, Drouot-Montaigne, 22 November 1987, lot 1 (as Jean Michel Moreau, called Moreau le Jeune),
where acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Wildenstein, The Winds of Revolution, 1989-1990, no. 51, also cited in introductory essay, p. 7 and p. 60, under no. 52, reproduced p. 58, fig. 51;
New York, Wildenstein, The Arts of France from François Ier to Napoléon Ier: A Centennial Celebration of Wildenstein Presence in New York, 2005-2006, no. 143, reproduced p. 320
New York, Wildenstein, The Arts of France from François Ier to Napoléon Ier: A Centennial Celebration of Wildenstein Presence in New York, 2005-2006, no. 143, reproduced p. 320
Literature
E. and J. de Goncourt, L'Art du dix-huitième siècle (3rd, revised ed.), vol. II, Paris 1882, p. 250 (as Moreau le Jeune);
P. de La Vaissière, 'La Fédération des Français peinte par P.-A. de Machy: essai d'Iconographie de la Fête de Juillet 1790', Bulletin du Musée Carnavalet, no. 2, 1975, pp. 25, 34, note 46
P. de La Vaissière, 'La Fédération des Français peinte par P.-A. de Machy: essai d'Iconographie de la Fête de Juillet 1790', Bulletin du Musée Carnavalet, no. 2, 1975, pp. 25, 34, note 46
Condition
Hinged to the mount at the upper margin. Overall in excellent condition. Slight crease down the center of the sheet where the sheet was once previously folded. A small brown stain in the center of the crease. A few repaired tears around the edges of the sheet - repairs visible verso.
Otherwise the sheet is remarkably fresh and medium strong.
Sold in carved and gilded frame.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The Festival of the Federation was held in Paris on 14 July 1790, the first anniversary of the fall of the Bastille. It was intended to be a powerful expression of national unity and fraternity, but was also clearly a military display of unprecedented scale. The Champ de Mars was excavated to create a vast amphitheatre, and a raised 'altar of the fatherland' was installed at one side, together with a columned tribune for the citizen-king and his family, the members of the Assemblée Nationale, and other dignitaries. At the other end a temporary triumphal arch was built. On the day, some fourteen thousand members of the National Guard from all over the country paraded in serried ranks, watched by a vast crowd, estimated at three hundred and fifty thousand, and all the delegates swore allegiance to the nation, the law and the crown.
Dugourc himself proposed to the municipal government of Paris the idea of a large commemorative engraving, and this is the preparatory drawing for that print. See also the following lot.