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Opening of the Etats-Generaux (5 May 1789) by Jean François Janinet — VisualArtsDB

Opening of the Etats-Generaux (5 May 1789)

Opening of the Etats-Generaux (5 May 1789)

Jean François Janinet

1789

Medium: Etching and aquatint
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm (5 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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