A late 19th Century illustration of a meeting of the Estates-General (États Généraux), a representative assembly of the Ancien Régime, the closest it had to a congress or parliament. The last Estates-General before the French Revolution was held in 1614 as Louis XIV considered it unnecessary in an age of absolute monarchical power. The Estates-General would play a pivotal role in the revolutionary events of 1789.

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Size: 5010px × 3539px
Location: Paris, France
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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