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title: The Opening of the Estates-General
author: Isidore-Stanislas Helman
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14992/the-opening-of-the-estates-general/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Opening of the Estates-General

_Authored by Isidore-Stanislas Helman_

## Image File

[![The Opening of the Estates-General](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14992.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14992.jpg)

## Image Caption

The opening of the [Estates-General of 1789](https://www.worldhistory.org/Estates-General_of_1789/), on 5 May, in the Salle des Menus Plaisirs in Versailles, engraving by Isidore-Stanislas Helman, 1789.

Bibliothèque nationale de France, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Helman, I. (2021, December 13). The Opening of the Estates-General. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14992/the-opening-of-the-estates-general/>
### Chicago
Helman, Isidore-Stanislas. "The Opening of the Estates-General." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 13, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14992/the-opening-of-the-estates-general/>.
### MLA
Helman, Isidore-Stanislas. "The Opening of the Estates-General." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Dec 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14992/the-opening-of-the-estates-general/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b69426650/#) by **Isidore-Stanislas Helman**. Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 13 December 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.