Title

Attack in the office of the Prefecture of the Seine, Paris, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer

Caption

Attack in the office of the Prefecture of the Seine, Paris, 1892. On 13 January 1892 a mentally ill man stabbed several members of staff at the offices of the Seine Prefecture after demanding a sum of 100,000 francs. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 30th January 1892.

Date

1892

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Art Media

Reference

HRM19C01_155

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (4,2Mb) / 13,0in x 15,0in / 3891 x 4496 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male office job man men health country French France Paris guy occupation violence color colour fighting OFFICIAL illness knives location century profession struggle ill concept violent knife stabbing mental illness deranged 19th century Ile-de-France nineteenth century Art Media TGN Meyer Henri Meyer Meyer Henri