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The image shows multiple individuals engaged in various activities. There is a winged figure holding a banner that reads "AN 1ER DE LA REVOLUTION." Below, a sculpture of a bust rests on a pedestal. A group of people are gathered around the monument, with one holding a wreath. Their clothing resembles historic garments. Flags and another crowd are visible in the background, with a figure standing prominently and gesturing as if speaking to those around. The setting suggests a monumental area or a public space.
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The image shows multiple individuals engaged in various activities. There is a winged figure holding a banner that reads "AN 1ER DE LA REVOLUTION." Below, a sculpture of a bust rests on a pedestal. A group of people are gathered around the monument, with one holding a wreath. Their clothing resembles historic garments. Flags and another crowd are visible in the background, with a figure standing prominently and gesturing as if speaking to those around. The setting suggests a monumental area or a public space.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A un peuple libre

Jean Dambrun after Jean-Michel Moreau

Date
1790
Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 23.9 x 19.8 cm (9 7/16 x 7 13/16 in.) sheet: 37.2 x 26.9 cm (14 5/8 x 10 9/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1990.131.4
Credit line
Gift of John O'Brien
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • engraving
  • government
  • allegory
  • French Republic
Inscription

below image, lower center in plate: JM. Moreau le jeun inv dambrun sculp. / A UN PEUPLE LIBRE. / Se vend, a Paris, chez le Sr. Vieilh de==Varanne, Auteur de la Coll ection des Drapeaux, / Rue St. Antoine, au Magazin dea / demolitions de la Bastille; uLv//in brown in k: 30; uRv//in brown ink: 47

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