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Black and white etching of a crowded hall with rows of seated figures facing a raised platform under a decorated ceiling, with text below.

Seat of Justice Held at Versailles, from Tableaux historiques de la révolution française

An etching showing a large crowded hall with a tiered assembly of seated and standing figures facing a raised central platform beneath a decorated ceiling. Mural-like panels line the walls, and a long border of text runs beneath the scene on the white paper margin.

Artist
Abraham Girardet
Date
1798–1804
Medium
Etching with engraving on ivory wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1068 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1804).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection