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Menagerie nationale - A drawing of a group of people standing in front of a building

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Print shows a harlequin standing on a makeshift stage with three cages on it containing members of the clergy and the nobility, and flying a banner "Collection d'Animaux Feroces et Traitres". The first cage is labeled "Loup de Treguier", the second "Chat de l'íle Se Marguerite", and the third is labeled, "2 Singes de Rennes". A soldier stands among a small gathering of citizens, mostly from the Third Estate.

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01/01/1790
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social classes clergy cages fools and jesters history revolution etchings french hand colored satires visual works baillet en france france menagerie nationale 1790 prints etching images gratuite postcards library of congress french prints france