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title: The Elimination of the Girondins
author: Jean-Joseph-François Tassaert
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16527/the-elimination-of-the-girondins/
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updated: 2022-10-18
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# The Elimination of the Girondins
_Authored by Jean-Joseph-François Tassaert_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16527.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Insurrection of 2 June 1793, when over 80,000 armed Parisians and National Guardsmen besieged the National Convention, demanding the arrest of 22 Girondins. Hérault de Séchelles, the Convention's president is trying to get the insurrectionists to leave as other deputies look nervously on. Engraving by Jean-Joseph-François Tassaert, c. 1800.
Musée Carnavalet, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Tassaert, J. (2022, October 18). The Elimination of the Girondins. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Tassaert, Jean-Joseph-François. "The Elimination of the Girondins." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 18, 2022. .
### MLA
Tassaert, Jean-Joseph-François. "The Elimination of the Girondins." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Oct 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_elimination_of_Girondins.jpg) by [**Jean-Joseph-François Tassaert**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_elimination_of_Girondins.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 18 October 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.