Insurrection Collection (#6)

Le petit Sou - Journal de Defense Sociale, 1900 (lithography)
397470 Le petit Sou - Journal de Defense Sociale, 1900 (lithography) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Marianne, grasping a worker with a pickaxe)

Monseigneur Affre (1793-1848) 25th June 1848 (coloured engraving)
XIR241510 Monseigneur Affre (1793-1848) 25th June 1848 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

General Gaston Auguste (1830-1909) Marquis de Gallifet, in All his Glory (litho)
XIR218775 General Gaston Auguste (1830-1909) Marquis de Gallifet, in All his Glory (litho) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Saint-Denis

Armand Barbes (engraving)
1731061 Armand Barbes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Armand Barbes (18 September 1809 - 26 June 1870)

Shooting from the Place Vendome, after the dispersal of the demonstration in rue de la Paix, Paris
XIR382949 Shooting from the Place Vendome, after the dispersal of the demonstration in rue de la Paix, Paris, engraved by Burn Smeeton (fl.1840-60) 23rd March 1871 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Fichot

Archbishop Affre on the Barricades, 1848 (oil on canvas)
XIR177295 Archbishop Affre on the Barricades, 1848 (oil on canvas) by Felon, Joseph (1818-96); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

General Gaston Auguste (1830-1909) Marquis de Gallifet (oil on canvas)
XIR218776 General Gaston Auguste (1830-1909) Marquis de Gallifet (oil on canvas) by Becker, Georges (1845-89); 251x138 cm; Chateau de Versailles

The Death of Monseigneur Affre (1793-1848) 25th June 1848 (coloured engraving)
XIR241509 The Death of Monseigneur Affre (1793-1848) 25th June 1848 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

A Street in Paris in May 1871 or, The Commune, 1903-05 (oil on canvas)
XIR216950 A Street in Paris in May 1871 or, The Commune, 1903-05 (oil on canvas) by Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941); 150x225 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris

Newspapers of the Commune in Paris, 1870-71 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT163711 Newspapers of the Commune in Paris, 1870-71 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Moloch (Colomb B.) (1849-1909); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Officer Giving the Order to Fire (oil on canvas)
XIR177294 An Officer Giving the Order to Fire (oil on canvas) by Bergue, Tony Francois de (1820-93); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Exchanging Pleasantries before the Body of a Communard (oil on canvas)
XIR218774 Exchanging Pleasantries before the Body of a Communard (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Saint-Denis

View of the Fires in Paris during the Commune on the 24th and 25th of May, 1871 (colour litho)
XIR170458 View of the Fires in Paris during the Commune on the 24th and 25th of May, 1871 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The 27th of February 1917, 1917 (painting)
885301 The 27th of February 1917, 1917 (painting) by Kustodiev, Boris Mikhailovich (1878-1927); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: by Boris Mikhaelovitch Kustodiev (1878-1927))

A young colt tries to stir a mutiny in the stables. 1811 (etching)
7235871 A young colt tries to stir a mutiny in the stables. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A young colt tries to stir a mutiny in the stables. Council of horses)

Anne Marie Louise d Orleans firing the guns of the Bastille (colour engraving)
1730217 Anne Marie Louise d Orleans firing the guns of the Bastille (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

Newport Rising, Wales, 1839 (engraving)
7173333 Newport Rising, Wales, 1839 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street battle between Chartists and soldiers during the Newport Rising, Wales, 1839)

Antoine Barnave (1761-93) (engraving)
XIR241588 Antoine Barnave (1761-93) (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: leader of Club des Feuillants; )

Pacification of the Vendee by General Hoche (1768-97) 20th April 1795 (coloured engraving)
XIR245141 Pacification of the Vendee by General Hoche (1768-97) 20th April 1795 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Siege of Montretout, 19th January 1871 (coloured engraving)
XIR211729 The Siege of Montretout, 19th January 1871 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

Act of Courage, 28th July 1830 (coloured engraving)
XIR187781 Act of Courage, 28th July 1830 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Palais Royal and the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin before and after the fire of 1871 (colour litho)
XIR232828 The Palais Royal and the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin before and after the fire of 1871 (colour litho) by Coindre, Victor (fl.1870) (after); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Saint-Denis

Enrolment of the volunteers, Place du Pantheon (oil on canvas)
XIR316651 Enrolment of the volunteers, Place du Pantheon (oil on canvas) by Binet, Adolphe Gustave (1854-97); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais

Insurrection in Front of the Palais Bourbon, 15th May 1848 (gouache on paper)
XIR180488 Insurrection in Front of the Palais Bourbon, 15th May 1848 (gouache on paper) by Gobaut, Gaspard (1814-82); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Revolution of 1830, Charles X presents to the National Guard (engraving)
ELD4834186 Revolution of 1830, Charles X presents to the National Guard (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revolution of 1830)

Russian Suppression of the Polish Revolution, 1830 (engraving)
1721671 Russian Suppression of the Polish Revolution, 1830 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Cartoon of Grandville and Forest on the words of Marshal Sebastiani de la Porta)

Austrian priest Joachim Haspinger preaching an uprising against the French and Bavarian occupation of Tyrol
7148136 Austrian priest Joachim Haspinger preaching an uprising against the French and Bavarian occupation of Tyrol, 1809 (engraving) by Gabl

Rioting in Lyon during the Reign of French King Louis Philippe, c. 1834 (engraving)
1721668 Rioting in Lyon during the Reign of French King Louis Philippe, c.1834 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: riots and fights in Lyon (France) april 9-11

French squadron during the Kronstadt Rebellion, Russia, 1921 (b / w photo)
7200478 French squadron during the Kronstadt Rebellion, Russia, 1921 (b/w photo) by Brichaut, Albert (died c 1901); Private Collection; (add.info)

Braemar Castle (b / w photo)
7191201 Braemar Castle (b/w photo) by Porter, James (1874-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Braemar Castle. Illustration for Porters Views of Aberdeen and District (James Porter, Aberdeen)

Otto I, King of East Francia, forgiving his son Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, for rebelling against him, c954 (engraving)
7147860 Otto I, King of East Francia, forgiving his son Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, for rebelling against him, c954 (engraving) by Roeber, Fritz (1851-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Otto I)

Night fighting in the March full moon in Cyrenaica, 2000 rebels attack the camp... (colour litho)
2815631 Night fighting in the March full moon in Cyrenaica, 2000 rebels attack the camp... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Birth of French Third Republic on the 4th September 1870 (engraving)
1720486 The Birth of French Third Republic on the 4th September 1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

Portrait of King Henry IV of England, Henry of Lancaster
6337232 Portrait of King Henry IV of England, Henry of Lancaster by Rundall, Mary Ann (d.1839) (after); (add.info.: Portrait of King Henry IV of England, Henry of Lancaster)

The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V fleeing across the Alps from the rebellion of Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Austria
7148089 The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V fleeing across the Alps from the rebellion of Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Austria, 1552 (engraving) by Closs

Simon de Montfort watching Prince Edwards army at the Battle of Lewes, Sussex, Second Barons War, 1264 (colour litho)
7148522 Simon de Montfort watching Prince Edwards army at the Battle of Lewes, Sussex, Second Barons War, 1264 (colour litho) by Stewart

Maximilian I, King of Germany and ruler of the Netherlands, taken prisoner by the citizens of Bruges, 1488 (engraving)
7147943 Maximilian I, King of Germany and ruler of the Netherlands, taken prisoner by the citizens of Bruges, 1488 (engraving) by Zick

Barricades in Rue de Castiglione, Place Vendome, during the Paris Commune, 1871 (engraving)
1720505 Barricades in Rue de Castiglione, Place Vendome, during the Paris Commune, 1871 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Paris Commune civil war)

A Five Days Tour among the Mountains of Crete (engraving)
1061708 A Five Days Tour among the Mountains of Crete (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Five Days Tour among the Mountains of Crete)

With the Turks (engraving)
1049619 With the Turks (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Turks. Illustration for The Graphic)

German Peasants War, 1525 (engraving)
7148084 German Peasants War, 1525 (engraving) by Closs, Gustav Adolf (1864-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Peasants War, 1525)

Mutiny on the Ramblas, Barcelona (popular revolt of 5 August 1835), 19th century (oil on canvas)
AIS5371316 Mutiny on the Ramblas, Barcelona (popular revolt of 5 August 1835), 19th century (oil on canvas) by Arrau y Barba, Jose (1802-72); Museo Historico de la Seu, Barcelona

Portrait of King Richard II of England, Richard of Bordeaux
6337231 Portrait of King Richard II of England, Richard of Bordeaux by Rundall, Mary Ann (d.1839) (after); (add.info.: Portrait of King Richard II of England, Richard of Bordeaux)

The Insurrection in Morocco, Prisoners captured by the Sultans Soldiers (engraving)
1047630 The Insurrection in Morocco, Prisoners captured by the Sultans Soldiers (engraving) by Armour, George Denholm (1864-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Insurrection in Morocco)

Louise Michel (1830-1905) Talking to the Communards (oil on canvas)
XIR156869 Louise Michel (1830-1905) Talking to the Communards (oil on canvas) by Girardet, Jules (1856-1938); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Saint-Denis, France

Paris Commune, 22nd January 1871 (engraving)
1720441 Paris Commune, 22nd January 1871 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: The siege of Paris took place from 19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871)

Members of the Government of National Defence imprisoned by the Paris Communards, 31st October 1870 (engraving)
1720480 Members of the Government of National Defence imprisoned by the Paris Communards, 31st October 1870 (engraving) by French School

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