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Print, Meeting of the States General at Versailles in 1789
This is a Print. It was print maker: Isidore-Stanislaus-Henri Helman and after Charles Monnet. It is dated 1790 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was donated by Bruno Lasker and Mrs. Bruno Lasker.
Its dimensions are
33.6 × 43.9 cm (13 1/4 × 17 5/16 in.)
It is inscribed
Inscribed below, lower left: "Dessiné par C. Monet. Peintre du Roi," lower right: "Gravé par Helman, de l'Acadéime des Arts de Lille en Frandre"/ OUVERTURE DES ÉTATS GÉNÉRAUX"/à Versailles le 5 Mai 1789"... four line couplet, and dedication to the Assemblie Nationnale, dated 4 May 1790.
Cite this object as
Print, Meeting of the States General at Versailles in 1789; Print Maker: Isidore-Stanislaus-Henri Helman (French, 1743 - 1809); After Charles Monnet (French, 1732 - 1808); France; engraving on paper; 33.6 × 43.9 cm (13 1/4 × 17 5/16 in.); 1957-41-95