Massacre of the Priests
Title
Massacre of the Priests
Description
This image, also reproduced from the newspaper R*volutions de Paris, shows crowds massacring refractory clergy and prisoners. The panels depict the former convent of the Carmelites (where 163 were killed) and the prison known as the Force, which had formerly been used to incarcerate prostitutes, where approximately 300 defrocked clergy were executed.
Creator
None Identified
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1792
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/101/|<span>Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 128, Pièces 11231-11307, période : 1792</span>|<span>Extract From: Révolutions de France et de Brabant, et des royaumes qui, demandant une Assemblée nationale, et arborant la cocarde, mériteront une place dans ces fastes de la liberté</span>
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
101
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
15.5 x 10 cm
Title (French)
Carmes du Luxembourg ; Hotel de la Force: Massacre des Prêtres
Citation
None Identified, “Massacre of the Priests,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 30, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/101.