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I Was Sure We Would Have Our Turn

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Class solidarity was never universal, as this print celebrates the victory of the peasantry over the nobility and clergy. The two defeated orders, linked together to create a horse, support the peasant who with his newly-won freedom, carries the result of a hunt--an activity not legal for commoners under the Old Regime. The peasant also proclaims, “Vive le roi [the King]. Vive la Nation.” This indicates that this was published early in the French Revolution, for by 1792, Louis XVI would no longer be popular.

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Bibliothèque Nationale de France

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"I Was Sure We Would Have Our Turn," in World History Commons, https://worldhistorycommons.org/i-was-sure-we-would-have-our-turn [accessed November 22, 2024]