Assembly of Notables, Held at Versailles

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Title

Assembly of Notables, Held at Versailles

Description

Here an engraver provides a view of the assembly, called by the King to get around the Parlement, a judicial body that blocked his initiatives.

Creator

Claude Niquet (engraver)
Vény (illustrator)
Abraham Girardet (illustrator)

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1802

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/83/|<p><span>Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 116, Pièces 10092-10183, période : 1786-1788</span></p>|<span>de Vinck. <em>Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870</em>. Vol. 8 (pièces 1232-1422), Ancien Régime et Révolution</span>

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

83

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

28 x 40 cm

Title (French)

Assemblée des notables tenue a Versailles le 22 février 1787

Citation

Claude Niquet (engraver), Vény (illustrator), and Abraham Girardet (illustrator), “Assembly of Notables, Held at Versailles,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed March 19, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/83.