Henderson, Ernest F. (Ernest Flagg), 1861-1928 · New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 63
gy drives, the nobility sits at ease and waveshis sword, while the peasantry stands behind, hisspade across his shoulder, and supports the orband the crown. An interesting variation of the theme^—in allu-sion possibly to the fact that the third estate hadmeanwhile been accorded double… … T)ip(irl c/t\f (roiJ Oii/ro pom I c/v n, ^ .^ Plate 6. Another version of the symbolical representation of the threeestates proceeding to Versailles in May, 1789 peasantry, a sheep; the nobility, a lion which, inci-dentally, does all the supporting of the orb andcrown; and the clergy, a leopard.…
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