Oath Collection

The Oath of the Horatii. Artist: David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825)
The Oath of the Horatii. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Posters warning those guilty of illegal oaths were liable to deportation, (1834), 1934
Posters warning that people found guilty of uttering illegal oaths were liable to deportation, 1834. On 24th February 1834 local landowners in Dorsetput up posters warning that people found guilty of

Swearing at Highgate, 1796. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank
Swearing at Highgate, 1796. A scene outside the Horns Tavern. A portly man is taking an oath before the innkeeper while another man holds a pair of antlers over his head

The inauguration of James Buchanan as President, Washington, 1857. James Buchanan (1791-1868) was the fifteenth President of the United States, serving office between 1857 and 1861

Harold II, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, c1064, (19th century). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Harold II, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, c1064, (19th century). Harold c1020-1066) swearing an oath on sacred relics before William of Normandy to support his claim to the English throne on death

Confirmation of Dr. Longley's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury..., 1862. Creator: J. M. Williams
Confirmation of Dr. Longley's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury in the Church of St. Mary-Le-Bow, Cheapside [London]: the Archbishop-elect taking the oaths, 1862

Les Evenements de Grece; Le 4 aout 1917, apres avoir prete serment sur l'Evangile, le roi... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Evenements de Grece; Le 4 aout 1917, apres avoir prete serment sur l'Evangile, le roi Alexandre, lit son discours du trone devant la Chambre de 1915

Les Horaces de l'Elysée, 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les Horaces de l'Elysee, 1851. The Horatii of the Elysee. Satire depicting French politicians as the Horatii, triplet warriors of Roman legend

Taking the Oath and Drawing Rations, 1865. Creator: John Rogers
Taking the Oath and Drawing Rations, 1865

Members of the House of Commons Taking the Oaths, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Members of the House of Commons Taking the Oaths, 1857. From the mysterious recesses of the brass-clasped yellow boxes...are drawn...oblong pieces of cardboard exactly of the size

'Une nouvelle statue de Jeanne d'Arc. Oeuvre d'Antonin Carles, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Une nouvelle statue de Jeanne d'Arc. Oeuvre d'Antonin Carles, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

The Oath of Fealty in 1660, 1806. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
The Oath of Fealty in 1660, 1806

Vocational training hearing, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Vocational training hearing, between 1910 and 1920. [USA]

Serment du Jeu de paume, le 20 juin 1789, after 1791. Creator: Jacques-Louis David
Serment du Jeu de paume, le 20 juin 1789, after 1791

Opening of 60th Congress, Dec. 2, 1907. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Opening of 60th Congress, Dec. 2, 1907. Photograph showing House Speaker Cannon taking oath, with young Charles Lindbergh and his father barely visible in the chamber. LC-J691-70

Sketch for the town hall of the 19th arrondissement of the City of Paris:Evocations of marriage
Sketch for the town hall of the 19th arrondissement of the City of Paris: Evocations of marriage, 1880

Louis-Philippe taking the oath at the Hotel de Ville, July 31, 1830, c1830. Creator: Unknown
Louis-Philippe taking the oath at the Hotel de Ville, July 31, 1830, c1830

"Trial of the Pyx", at the Office of the Comptroller-General of the Exchequer, Whitehall, 1854. The trial takes place in the principal apartment of the Exchequer-office

Louis-Philippe taking the oath before the chambers, August 9, 1830. Creator: Ary Scheffer
Louis-Philippe taking the oath before the chambers, August 9, 1830

Oath of the King, Queen and National Guard to the Fatherland, 1791. Creator: Dubois
Oath of the King, Queen and National Guard to the Fatherland, 1791

Baron Rothschild at the Table of the House of Commons - Taking the Oaths, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Baron Rothschild at the Table of the House of Commons [in London] - Taking the Oaths, 1850....extraordinary scene...one of the most curious of the episodes in the history of the struggle for

Oath ritual of the Samoyed-heathens on a bear hide, 1862-1887. Creator: Mikhail Znamensky
Oath ritual of the Samoyed-heathens on a bear hide, 1862-1887. From an album of 32 original watercolors from the library of Tsar Nicholas II

Vue interieure de l Assemblee du Champs-de-Mai... 1815, (1921). Creator
Vue Interieure De L Assemblee Du Champ-De-Mai Au Moment De La Presentation Des Drapeaux, 1 June 1815, (1921). View of the crowd on the Champ de Mai in Paris, as the flags are presented

Edward VII Performing his First Act of State... January 24, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Edward VII Performing his First Act of State, 1901: Signing the Oath for the Security of the Church of Scotland, January 24, 1901

The Oath-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Oath-Apsaroke, c1908. Three Apsaroke men gazing skyward, two holding rifles, one with object skewered on arrow pointed skyward, bison skull at their feet

Sketch for "Oath on the Rütli, " Female Figure (verso), 1779/81; 1785/90 (verso). Creator: Henry Fuseli
Sketch for "Oath on the Rutli, " Female Figure (verso), 1779/81; 1785/90 (verso)

Der Schweizerbund (The Oath on the Rütli), 1806. Creator: Franz Hegi
Der Schweizerbund (The Oath on the Rutli), 1806

Le Serment d Amour. n. d. Creator: Jean Mathieu
Le Serment d Amour.n.d. Engraved by Jean Mathieu

Plate 70 from Los Caprichos : Devout Profession (Devota profesion. ), 1799
Plate 70 from Los Caprichos : Devout Profession (Devota profesion.), 1799

Ceremony of inducting the new Lord Mayor into his office, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Ceremony of inducting the new Lord Mayor into his office, 1844. Michael Gibbs, the new Lord Mayor of the City of London, takes part in a traditional inauguration ceremony

Ceremony of Swearing in the Lord Mayor, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Ceremony of Swearing in the Lord Mayor, 1844. Michael Gibbs, the new Lord Mayor of the City of London, takes part in a traditional inauguration ceremony

Louis III et Carloman donnent aux eveques du Royaume l assurance de leur Fidelite en 882, ca. 1791

John Bulls Turnpike Gate, May 15, 1805. May 15, 1805. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
John Bulls Turnpike Gate, May 15, 1805

The Inauguration of Washington as First President of the United States, April 30th 1789 - At the Old City Hall, New York - The oath of office was administered by Chancellor Livingston of the States

Justice, August 30, 1799. August 30, 1799. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Justice, August 30, 1799

Boers Taking the Oath of Neutrality at Greylingstad, 1901. Creator: Henry Marriott Paget
Boers Taking the Oath of Neutrality at Greylingstad, 1901. Boer farmers who took an oath of neutrality were assured safe conduct to their homes

Lieutenant Lewis Reenlisting Thomas Dixon, Spanish-American War, 19 June 1898, (1899). American soldiers on board ship, bound for Cuba: I saw Lieutenant Lewis reading from a paper

Napoleons constitutional oath, 6 July 1791, (1921). Creator: Napoleon Bonaparte I
Napoleons constitutional oath, 6 July 1791, (1921). Serment de Bonaparte a la Constitution, 6 juillet 1791. Oath signed by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), promising to be faithful to his country

Harold swearing to maintain the Right of the Duke of Normandy to the Throne of England, c1890. Harold Godwinson (c1022-1066) arrived in Pointhieu in 1064

Charles Bradlaugh... Claiming the Right to Make the Affirmation of Allegiance... 1880, (1901)
Charles Bradlaugh, at the Bar of the House of Commons, Claiming the Right to Make the Affirmation of Allegiance instead of taking the Oath, 1880, (1901)

The Federation of Australia, 1901... Signing the Oath by Lord Hopetoun at Sydney
The Federation of Australia, 1901: The Ceremony of Signing the Oath by Lord Hopetoun at Sydney on New Years Day, 1901. John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (1860-1908)

Taking the Oath to maintain the Protestant Faith at her Coronation, June 28th, 1838, (1901). Victoria (1819-1901), Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Louis and Charles Taking Strasburg Oath Before Their Armies, (842AD), 1890
Louis and Charles Taking " Strasburg Oath" Before Their Armies, (842AD), 1890. The Oaths of Strasbourg were pledges of allegiance between Louis the German (c 806-876)

The Great Nobles of Hungary Take the Oath of Loyalty to Maria Theresa... in 1740, (c1930)
The Great Nobles of Hungary Take the Oath of Loyalty to Maria Theresa, The Young Empress of Austria, in 1740, (c1930). Maria Theresa (1717-1780)

Harolds Oath of Fealty to William of Normandy, (19th century?). Creator: Unknown
Harolds Oath of Fealty to William of Normandy, (19th century?). King Harold II swears allegiance to William, Duke of Normandy (William the Conqueror)

Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo (1926 -), Spanish politician, swears before the King as President of the government in 1981

Tribute from the citizens of Barcelona to Count King or oath of vasallage miniature in the Llibre Verd (Green Book), codex containing a compilation of the customs or habits

Oath of the Constitution in the Courts in 1902 by King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941) with his wife

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