Touchez la messieurs je sçavois bién que vous seriez des notres
Summary
Prints show, in a rural setting, a nobleman and a member of the clergy, representing the estates general, holding the hands of a man from the working class or third estate, signifying their unity. The Gallic cock, with red and blue feathers, is standing off to the side on the left.
1789.29 Possibly purchased by George IV from William Holland in 1790. Source: Kate Heard, Royal Collection Trust, Windsor Castle.
de Vinck, 2017 & 2018
Champfleury, p. 22
Henderson, pl. 12
Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).
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Date
01/01/1789
Source
Library of Congress
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