The Voracious Oath
Title
The Voracious Oath
Description
This fascinating print is modeled on Jacques–Louis David’s Oath of the Horatii. In that famous painting, the artist sought to exemplify patriotic virtue by showing an austere father making his sons swear to defend Roman honor. Here this image turns David’s idea on its head, as aristocrats seem to be in league to some nefarious end. The woman on the right, quite unlike the approving, if resigned, female in David, shows her revolutionary disapproval through a forlorn expression.
Creator
De la Planche (engraver)
De la Brosse (model)
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/60/|<span>Collection de Vinck. <em>Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870</em>. Vol. 71 (pièces 9302-9376), Restauration et Cent-Jours</span>
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
60
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
20.1 x 32 cm
Title (French)
Le serment des Voraces
Citation
De la Planche (engraver) and De la Brosse (model), “The Voracious Oath,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 4, 2025, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/60.