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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.
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Tassaert, J. (2022, October 18). The Elimination of the Girondins. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16527/the-elimination-of-the-girondins/
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Tassaert, Jean-Joseph-François. "The Elimination of the Girondins." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 18, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16527/the-elimination-of-the-girondins/.
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Tassaert, Jean-Joseph-François. "The Elimination of the Girondins." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Oct 2022. Web. 22 Feb 2025.
