The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques Louis David. REG24 Retreating to the landing beach

Retreating to the landing beach to be picked up by HMS Talisman

Mother and Child with seascape circa 1800s by Chris Collingwood

two in each wing

Size 30 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm)

Mosquito Bite by Geoff Lea

The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques Louis David. REG24 Retreating to the landing beachGIT6500GS. The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques Louis David. This painting was commissioned by the Administrator of Royal Residences in 1784 and exhibited at the 1785 Salon under the title The Oath of the Horatii, between their Father's Hands. The story was taken from Titus Livy. We are in the period of the wars between Rome and Alba, in 669 B. C. It has been decided that the dispute between the two cities must be settled by an unusual form of combat to