Pleasures and Pastimes of the Bourgeoisie
	PLEASURES AND PASTIMES OF THE BOURGEOISIE
	Post-Revolution 1789

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(click on the picture for source information) After the Sumptuary Laws were taken off the books and the revolutionary fervor had dimmed the Bourgeoisie were finally free to imitate the nobility in any way they could afford. The image above conveys the post revolution phenomenon of the blurring of class distinction, at least in dress, because one could not absolutely identify this couple's class - are they Bourgeois or Aristocrats?