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title: Massacre at La Salpêtrière, 3 September 1792
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16421/massacre-at-la-salpetriere-3-september-1792/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-09-23
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# Massacre at La Salpêtrière, 3 September 1792
_Authored by Unknown Artist_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16421.jpg)
## Image Caption
Image depicting the murder of 40 [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) accused of prostitution in the women's prison of La Salpêtrière in the [September Massacres](https://www.worldhistory.org/September_Massacres/), during the [French Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/French_Revolution/). By an anonymous author, c. 1793.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Artist, U. (2022, September 23). Massacre at La Salpêtrière, 3 September 1792. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Massacre at La Salpêtrière, 3 September 1792." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 23, 2022. .
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Massacre at La Salpêtrière, 3 September 1792." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Sep 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Massacre_%C3%A0_la_Salp%C3%AAtri%C3%A8re.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Massacre_%C3%A0_la_Salp%C3%AAtri%C3%A8re.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 23 September 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.