The Massacres of September 1792 / 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Jules-Adolphe Chauvet

Representation of the massacres committed at the abbaye prison from september 2 to 7, 1792. Several corpses are piled up in front of the prison before the eyes of the crowd while sans-culottes brandish a head on the end of a pike. Date: 19th century. Dimensions: height: 25.8 cm (10.1 in); width: 33.1 cm (13 in). Medium: watercolor. Collection: Musée Carnavalet. Les massacres du 2 au 7 septembre 1792 à la prison de l'Abbaye