Tennis Court Oath
In 1788 he published the boldly liberal pamphlet "Députation aux États généraux" ("Deputation to the Estates-General"). Partly on the strength of this he was elected deputy to the Estates-General by the Third Estate of the bailliage of Metz. Although not present at the event of June 1789, Roederer was sketched by Jacques-Louis David into his drawing of the "Tennis Court Oath".