Opening of the Estates General in Versailles Palace at the outset of the French Revolution 1789. Hand-colored engraving

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Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century French illustration

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Photo credit: © North Wind Picture Archives / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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