Massacre of the Prisoners
Title
Massacre of the Prisoners
Description
Yet another image from the newspaper R*volutions de Paris shows crowds massacring refractory clergy and prisoners. These panels reveal similar occurrences at the police prisons of the Chatelet and the Bic*tre, where altogether an estimated 800 were killed in the first week of September.
Creator
None Identified
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1792
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/102/|<span>Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 128, Pièces 11231-11307, période : 1792</span>
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
102
Original Format
Etching
Physical Dimensions
10 x 15.5 cm
Title (English)
Massacre of the Prisoners
Title (French)
Châtelet ; Bicêtre. Massacre des prisonniers
Caption
Massacre des prisonniers de la Prison du Châtelet et de la Maison de Bicétre le deux et trois Septembre et jours suivantes au nombre d'environ huit cents
Citation
None Identified, “Massacre of the Prisoners,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed March 13, 2025, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/102.