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title: The Three Orders
author: National Library of France
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15305/the-three-orders/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Three Orders

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## Image File

[![The Three Orders](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15305.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15305.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Third Estate of France carrying the other two orders (Clergy and Nobility) on its back, engraving with the initials M. P., [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/), 1789.

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.

## Cite This Work

### APA
France, N. L. o. (2022, March 02). The Three Orders. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15305/the-three-orders/>
### Chicago
France, National Library of. "The Three Orders." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 02, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15305/the-three-orders/>.
### MLA
France, National Library of. "The Three Orders." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Mar 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15305/the-three-orders/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8410972x/f1) by **National Library of France**. Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 02 March 2022. 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.