Original educational history poster for elementary school, printed by the Imprimerie Georges Lang. Carries a vibrant offset print on both sides of the paper. This features No. 23 and 26  from the Tableaux D'Histoire pour le Cours Elementaire series modern time , The 1789 Estates-General meeting, called by King Louis XVI to address France's financial crisis, quickly escalated into a conflict over representation. The Third Estate, representing the commoners, demanded to vote by head rather than by estate, but the privileged First (clergy) and Second (nobility) Estates resisted, leading the Third Estate to declare itself the National Assembly on June 17, 1789 , Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) was the chief minister to King Louis XIII of France from 1624 to 1642.
Widely used in schools because of their large format and their colorful imagery. Aided teachers in their lectures and captured the imaginations of students alike. 
 
Size 30 x 22 inches, cardstock, double-sided, some wear from use.