Vue du Champ de Mars, le 14 Juillet 1790: Dediée et Presentée à M. Charon, Président de la Commune de Paris, pour le Pacte Fédératif et auteur de la Confédération nationale: Par son très obeissant Serviteur Mandar, Architecte civil et militaire
Color aquatint by Berthault; 'View of the Champ de Mars on 14 July 1790: three-arched triumphal arch marking the entrance to a large, oval esplanade at the center of which stands an altar' -- British Museum. The stadium designed by Charles-François Mandar and constructed by 150,000 volunteer citizens in three weeks, could accommodate over 300,000 spectators. At the event organized by La Fayette with contributions from Mirabeau and Talleyrand, King Louis XVI gave a speech. Color aquatint by Berthault; 'View of the Champ de Mars on 14 July 1790: three-arched triumphal arch marking the entrance to a large, oval esplanade at the center of which stands an altar' -- British Museum. The stadium designed by Charles-François Mandar and constructed by 150,000 volunteer citizens in three weeks, could accommodate over 300,000 spectators. At the event organized by La Fayette with contributions from Mirabeau and Talleyrand, King Louis XVI gave a speech. Oblong folio, matted; plate mark, margins intact; clean. London, Redfern (Maggs), 1956.
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