Compagnie des arts de Paris

The Compagnie des arts de Paris was a military unit of the French Revolutionary Wars. It was formed on 6 September 1792 in the Louvre section and was made up of students of Letters and Sciences, particularly from the école de Droit and écoles des Beaux-Arts. Members included students from the studio of Jacques-Louis David and other artists.[1] The company paraded before the Legislative Assembly on 8 September 1792 and made an oath "to maintain and to defend Liberty and Equality or to die in the attempt".[2] The company was incorporated on 23 September 1792 into the Bataillon 9 bis, then at Châlons-en-Champagne and known as the Bataillon de l'arsenal or Arsenal battalion. It was disbanded at the end of February 1793.

Its volunteers included its captain Jacques Lemercier (sculptor), sous-lieutenant Jean-Baptiste Francesqui (sculptor known as Fransechi-Delorme), sous-officier Louis-François Lejeune (painter), private Jacques-Augustin-Catherine Pajou (painter) and the future economist Jean-Baptiste Say.

References

  1. ^ French Historical Studies. Society for French Historical Studies. 1958. p. 135.
  2. ^ French Historical Studies. Society for French Historical Studies. 1958. p. 127.
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