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title: The Great Fear
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15880/the-great-fear/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Great Fear

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![The Great Fear](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15880.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15880.jpg)

## Image Caption

Image depicting the [Great Fear](https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Fear/), a general panic that swept France from late July to early August 1789, at the beginning of the [French Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/French_Revolution/). Bands of [peasants](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Peasants/) raided abbeys and seigneurial estates, refusing to pay tithes and forcing seigneurs to renounce their feudal privileges. This painting, currently housed in the Musée Carnavalet [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/), is by an unknown author, c. 1792.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2022, May 16). The Great Fear. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15880/the-great-fear/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "The Great Fear." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 16, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15880/the-great-fear/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "The Great Fear." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 May 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15880/the-great-fear/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_grande_peur_de_l%27%C3%A9t%C3%A9_1792_dans_l%27Orne.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_grande_peur_de_l%27%C3%A9t%C3%A9_1792_dans_l%27Orne.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 16 May 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.