Jacques-Louis David in Paris and the French Revolution (1789–1795)

1. Oath of the Horatii triumphs at the Salon

   Aug 25, 1785Labels: Oath of, Paris Salon, Jacques-Louis David

   • Britannica
   • Salon 1785

2. The Death of Socrates debuts in Paris

   Aug 25, 1787Labels: The Death, Paris Salon, Jacques-Louis David

   • Death of Socrates
   • Salon 1787

3. Lavoisier portrait withheld amid rising tensions

   Jan 1, 1789Labels: Lavoisier portrait, Antoine Lavoisier, Marie-Anne Lavoisier

   • Met Museum
   • Lavoisier portrait

4. Brutus painting exhibited as Revolution begins

   Aug 1, 1789Labels: The Lictors, Brutus painting, Paris Salon

   • Britannica
   • Brutus painting

5. Tennis Court Oath sketch shown at Salon

   Jan 1, 1791Labels: Tennis Court, Jacques-Louis David

   • Mus e Carnavalet
   • FrenchRev CHNM

6. David elected deputy for Paris to the Convention

   Sep 17, 1792Labels: National Convention, Deputy for, Montagnards

   • Britannica
   • Archontology

7. David’s Convention vote helps condemn Louis XVI

   Jan 1, 1793Labels: Louis XVI, Convention vote, Jacques-Louis David

   • Britannica
   • Archontology

8. Lepeletier martyr painting created, later lost

   Jan 1, 1793Labels: The Last, Michel Lepeletier, revolutionary martyr

   • Lepeletier painting
   • Archontology

9. The Death of Marat elevates a contemporary martyr

   Jan 1, 1793Labels: The Death, Jean-Paul Marat, revolutionary propaganda

   • Britannica
   • Louvre David show

10. Self-Portrait painted during imprisonment

    Jan 1, 1794Labels: Self-Portrait, Jacques-Louis David, Imprisonment

    • Self Portrait
    • Britannica

11. David organizes the Festival of the Supreme Being

    Jun 8, 1794Labels: Festival of, Robespierre, public spectacle

    • Mus e Carnavalet
    • FrenchRev CHNM

12. David arrested after the fall of Robespierre

    Aug 2, 1794Labels: Arrest after, Robespierre fall, Jacques-Louis David

    • Britannica
    • Self Portrait

13. Released and briefly readmitted to the Convention

    Dec 27, 1794Labels: Release from, National Convention, Jacques-Louis David

    • Archontology
    • Britannica

14. Second arrest, then amnesty ends his revolutionary career

    Oct 26, 1795Labels: Second arrest, Amnesty 1795, Montagnard

    • Archontology
    • Britannica