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The New "Oath in the Kaatsbaan", at Amsterdam
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The New "Oath in the Kaatsbaan", at Amsterdam

Johan Braakensiek · 1908-06-14 · lithography; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The third International Congress of the World Union for Women's Suffrage in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam (15-20 June 1908). Standing centrally on a table, Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the World Union, takes the oath to stand firm until the goal, women's suffrage, is achieved. Based on the painting 'Le Serment du Jeu de paume' (The Oath of the Tennis Court) by Jacques-Louis David.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe nieuwe "Eed in de Kaatsbaan", - te Amsterdam. 1908-06-14. Johan Braakensiek. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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