The Oath of the Tennis Court

1791
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Oath of the Tennis Court
  • Artist: Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)
  • Date: 1791
  • Medium: Pen and brown and black ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over black chalk, with two irregularly shaped fragments of paper affixed to the sheet
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 26 in. × 39 13/16 in. (66 × 101.2 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Musée du Louvre, Paris, on deposit at the Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon (INV. DESS 736 / MV 8409 / MV RF 1914)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints