The Awakening of the Third Estate

The painting of the awakening of the third estate is painted by the artist of the French School in 1789. The Third Estate is seen in this image, which is actually a cartoon, appalled by the Nobility and Church as they threw manacles during the French Revolution. The Third Estate's Awakening depicts the Third Estate emerging from the Old Regime's Nightmare and launching an armed assault against the aristocracy.

The destroyed Bastille and heads being paraded on a pike can be seen in the backdrop of this artwork (July 14, 1789). This cartoon illustrates the social structure in France prior to the French Revolution, showing the growth of the Third Estate and the First and Second Estates' shock and dread.

It represented the rise of new social structures in which people will hold power and command. This artwork is a reflection on the reasons behind the French Revolution and the Third Estates' uprising against other estates and became one of the most famous paintings inspired by the French revolution.