Le Serment des Voraces
This hand-colored print is a spoof of Jacques Louis David's famous painting, The Oath of the Horatii of 1784 (Musée du Louvre, Paris). The print was made in 1814, and is considered a parody of Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès, duke de Parme (1753-1824), who had served under Napoleon and was one of the authors of the Napoleonic Code. Following the Restoration of the Bourbon monarchy, he spent two years in exile in Brussels.
The word "Voraces" (gluttonous) in the title is a play on the word "Horaces" meaning Horatii. Instead of swords, the central figure holds aloft forks and a bottle of wine.
The word "Voraces" (gluttonous) in the title is a play on the word "Horaces" meaning Horatii. Instead of swords, the central figure holds aloft forks and a bottle of wine.
Artwork Details
- Title: Le Serment des Voraces
- Artist: Anonymous, French, 19th century
- Artist: After Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)
- Publisher: Aaron Martinet (French, 1762–1841)
- Date: 1814
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/16 × 15 5/8 in. (31 × 39.7 cm)
Plate: 11 7/16 × 15 1/16 in. (29 × 38.3 cm)
Image: 7 7/8 × 12 5/8 in. (20 × 32 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Monroe Warshaw, 2022
- Object Number: 2022.367
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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