Title
The Madelonnettes Convent
Caption
The Madelonnettes Convent (couvent des Madelonnettes) was a Paris convent in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. It was located in what is now a rectangle between 6 rue des Fontaines du Temple (where there are the remains of one of its walls), rue Volta and rue du Vertbois, and part of its site is now occupied by the lycée Turgot. As the Madelonnettes Prison (prison des Madelonnettes) during the French Revolution, its prisoners included the writers the Marquis de Sade and Nicolas Chamfort, the politician Jean-Baptiste de Machault d'Arnouville and the actor Dazincourt. 1792
Date
1792
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A02_017
License type
Rights managed
Available size
32,0Mb (2,8Mb) / 13,5in x 9,2in / 4056 x 2758 (300dpi)