The King Accepting the Constitution amid the National Assembly, 14 September 1791 Still Image

King Louis XVI stands before the National Assembly swearing to accept the new constitution, surrounded by seated deputies and crowded galleries of spectators above.

Dublin Core

Title

The King Accepting the Constitution amid the National Assembly, 14 September 1791

Description

The Estates–General, reborn as the National Assembly, finished its work by completing a new constitution. This document provided for an executive—the King—as well as a legislative body. Suffrage was male and restricted to certain economic levels. Overall, it was a moderate document that created a constitutional monarch and privileged the wealthy to a considerable degree at a time when the monarchy had discredited itself and popular classes wanted more. In retrospect, one could wonder how contemporaries believed this constitution would survive.

Creator

Joseph Longueil (engraver)
Jean-Michel Moreau (illustrator)

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1792

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/143/|Collection de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 25 (pièces 4199-4347), Ancien Régime et Révolution

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

143

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

9.5 x 5.5 cm

Title (French)

Le Roi acceptant la Constitution au milieu de l'Assemblée nationale : le 14 septembre 1791

Citation

Joseph Longueil (engraver) and Jean-Michel Moreau (illustrator), “The King Accepting the Constitution amid the National Assembly, 14 September 1791,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/143.