Assembly of Notables, Held at Versailles Still Image

Engraving of a grand hall at Versailles filled with rows of seated notables and guards, facing a raised dais where the King presides beneath an ornate canopy, with elaborate ceiling decorations above.

Dublin Core

Title

Assembly of Notables, Held at Versailles

Description

Here an engraver provides a view of the assembly, called by the King to get around the Parlement, a judicial body that blocked his initiatives.

Creator

Claude Niquet (engraver)
Vény (illustrator)
Abraham Girardet (illustrator)

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1802

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/83/|

Michel Hennin. Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France. Tome 116, Pièces 10092-10183, période : 1786-1788

|de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 8 (pièces 1232-1422), Ancien Régime et Révolution

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

83

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

28 x 40 cm

Title (French)

Assemblée des notables tenue a Versailles le 22 février 1787

Citation

Claude Niquet (engraver), Vény (illustrator) and Abraham Girardet (illustrator), “Assembly of Notables, Held at Versailles,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/83.