The Tennis Court Oath (David) The Tennis Court Oath (David) The Tennis Court Oath (French: "Le Serment du Jeu de paume") is an incomplete painting by Jacques-Louis David, painted between 1790 and 1794 and showing the titular Tennis Court Oath at Versailles, one of the foundational events of the French Revolution. Political reversals and financial difficulties meant that David was never able to finish the canvas, which measures 400 by 660 cm and is now in the Musée national du Château de Versailles. All the deputies are shown looking at Bailly, as a device to show their support of him. The only man to refuse
Oriel Square tennis court site is now the location of Oriel College's Harris Building, used for student accommodation, a seminar room and lecture theatre. Oriel Square tennis court The Oriel Square tennis court was a real tennis court that was located in Oriel Square, central Oxford, England. The "Liber Albus" mentions the Oriel court being in Vinehall Lane in 1577. The only active court left in the city is in Merton Street. Charles I played tennis here with his nephew Prince Rupert in December 1642 and King Edward VII had his first tennis lesson here in 1859. The court survived until 1923, when it