Abuses to Suppress Still Image

A caricature of a chariot carrying clergy and nobility, driven by a Third Estate figure and pulled by horses led by a worker, with a fallen man beneath the wheels, titled "Abus à Supprimé."

Dublin Core

Title

Abuses to Suppress

Description

This print depicts the Third Estate—represented by the peasant at the rear of the chariot, the worker leading the horse, and the merchant driving—delivering to the National Assembly a petition listing "abuses" to be remedied.

Creator

Dessal

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1789

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/46/|de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 17 (pièces 2760-2907), Ancien Régime et Révolution

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

46

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

29 x 42 cm

Title (French)

Abus à supprimé

Caption

Présentée à l'Assemblée Nationale par le Tiers-etats, cy devant nommée

Citation

Dessal, “Abuses to Suppress,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/46.