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

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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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Library of Congress
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