Awakening of the Third Estate
Title
Awakening of the Third Estate
Description
With the Bastille being destroyed in the background, a member of the Third Estate breaks his shackles. Here, the clergy and nobility recoil in fear, thereby emphasizing the conflict between the estates.
Creator
None Identified
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1789
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/157/|de Vinck. <em>Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870</em>. Vol. 10 (pièces 1571-1762), Ancien Régime et Révolution
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
157
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
20.5 x 24.5cm
Title (French)
Reveil du Tiers état
Caption
Ma feinte, il étoit tems que je me réveillisse, car l'opression de mes fers me donnions le cochemar un peu trop fort.
Citation
None Identified, “Awakening of the Third Estate,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 21, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/157.