Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen by Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier. An allegorical painting featuring two stone tablets inscribed with the French Declaration of Rights, overseen by the Eye of Providence and flanked by symbolic figures.

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier

1789 · Wood, Oil Paint

An iconic neoclassical representation of the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

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A substantial, grounding work with warm, lived-in color — supports a polished room with depth.

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Commercial Space · Study · Library
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Reads best as a confident vertical anchor
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Charcoal black, Rich brown, Olive green

About the piece

This 1789 oil painting by Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier commemorates the foundational document of the French Revolution. The composition features the text of the declaration on stone tablets, overseen by an enlightened Eye of Providence and flanked by allegorical figures representing the winged Spirit of France and the French nation breaking her chains.

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