| The Tennis Court Oath | |
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| Artist | Auguste Couder |
| Year | 1848 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 420 cm× 580 cm(170 in× 230 in) |
| Location | Palace of Versailles, Versailles |
The Tennis Court Oath (French: Le Serment du Jeu de Paume) is an 1848 history painting by the French artist Auguste Couder. [1] It depicts the Tennis Court Oath sworn by Third Estate on 20 June 1789 during the early stages of the French Revolution
Jacques-Louis David began a painting of the event during the Revolutionary period but famously abandoned his effort. More than fifty years later the reigning French King Louis Philippe commissioned this work. [2] Although first commissioned in 1839, the painting was not completed for another nine years with Couder receiving a fee of 20,000 Francs. [3] Couder did not attempt his painting to be a completion of the unfinished neoclassical precursor of David, but its large group scene has significant similarities. The picture was displayed at the Salon of 1848 at the Louvre in Paris. [4] It is now in the collection of the Musée de l'Histoire de France at the Palace of Versailles. [5]
