Agitation Collection (page 8)

Paris Commune: fighting in front of the Tour Saint-Jacques, 1871 (oil on canvas)
XIR391176 Paris Commune: fighting in front of the Tour Saint-Jacques, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Boulanger, Gustave Clarence Rodolphe (1824-88); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Paris Commune: assault on a cemetery by regular troops and capture of the barricades in
XIR391175 Paris Commune: assault on a cemetery by regular troops and capture of the barricades in May 1871, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Boulanger

The serious unemployment crisis in the province of Ferrara, women who prevent chivalry... (colour litho)
2815541 The serious unemployment crisis in the province of Ferrara, women who prevent chivalry... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Who will profit from the revolt in the Champagne region? The German fraudster (colour litho)
2779711 Who will profit from the revolt in the Champagne region? The German fraudster (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Strikes in northern France (colour litho)
2782325 Strikes in northern France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strikes in northern France. Les Greves Dans Le Nord)

A Country That Turns Against The Tantries Of A Parish Priest (colour Litho)
2798708 A Country That Turns Against The Tantries Of A Parish Priest (colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Free Harvesting in Free State, How It Began in Many Italian Campaigns (Colour Litho)
2798568 Free Harvesting in Free State, How It Began in Many Italian Campaigns (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Free Harvesting in Free State)

Opening Of The Ith International Exhibition Of Modern Decorative Art In Turin
2798547 Opening Of The Ith International Exhibition Of Modern Decorative Art In Turin, In Front Of The Rotonda D Onore (colour litho) by Beltrame

The red Midi. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2786185 The red Midi. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Radiguet, Maurice (1866-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: The red Midi)

Riots in Paris (colour litho)
2819081 Riots in Paris (colour litho) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Riots in Paris. Looting of the Church of Saint-Joseph. Pillage de l eglise Saint-Joseph)

Scuffles at the inauguration of a statue of the philosopher Ernest Renan at Treguier, Brittany (colour litho)
2795763 Scuffles at the inauguration of a statue of the philosopher Ernest Renan at Treguier, Brittany (colour litho) by French School

Greyfriars Church, Stirling (b / w photo)
2794741 Greyfriars Church, Stirling (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greyfriars Church, Stirling)

Businessman Reviewing His Mail in a Busy Office, 1922 (screen print)
3036041 Businessman Reviewing His Mail in a Busy Office, 1922 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info)

Hurricane in Florida, October 1929 (colour litho)
3090947 Hurricane in Florida, October 1929 (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Street in Stellenbosch (b / w photo)
3092351 Street in Stellenbosch (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street in Stellenbosch)

The Recent Outbreak at Warsaw, the Religious Procession proceeding from the Church of the Bernardins on 27 February
1612875 The Recent Outbreak at Warsaw, the Religious Procession proceeding from the Church of the Bernardins on 27 February attacked by the Cossacks (engraving) by English School

Statue of King Robert Bruce at Stirling (engraving)
1589757 Statue of King Robert Bruce at Stirling (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of King Robert Bruce at Stirling)

"An Emeute in the Sixteenth Century, "in the Exhibition of the Royal Academy (engraving)
1589522 " An Emeute in the Sixteenth Century, " in the Exhibition of the Royal Academy (engraving) by Staniland, Charles J

The Irish Land League Agitation, Sketches among the "Boycotting Boys"(engraving)
1107019 The Irish Land League Agitation, Sketches among the " Boycotting Boys" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mountain Defences in Albania, Miridites and Albanians building Stone Batteries (engraving)
1106923 Mountain Defences in Albania, Miridites and Albanians building Stone Batteries (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mountain Defences in Albania)

Irish Home-Rule Riots in Glasgow (engraving)
1106846 Irish Home-Rule Riots in Glasgow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish Home-Rule Riots in Glasgow)

The Labour-Fight at the Carnegie Steelworks, Homestead, Pennsylvania
PNP269572 The Labour-Fight at the Carnegie Steelworks, Homestead, Pennsylvania, from The Graphic, 30th July 1892 (litho) by English School

The Crowd (La Foule) 1894 (oil on panel)
ALM283469 The Crowd (La Foule) 1894 (oil on panel) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 26.8x34.9 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio

Citizens challenge the Cavalry of General Bava Beccaris, during the riots of Milan, 6th-9th May 1898 (photo)
ALI161563 Citizens challenge the Cavalry of General Bava Beccaris, during the riots of Milan, 6th-9th May 1898 (photo) by Italian School

Emma Thursby (1845-1931) (b / w photo)
NYH177766 Emma Thursby (1845-1931) (b/w photo) by American Photographer; Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American, out of copyright

The 1st anniversary of the Red Army. 1918-1919 - Apsit, Alexander Petrovich (1880-1944
FIA5397205 The 1st anniversary of the Red Army. 1918-1919 - Apsit, Alexander Petrovich (1880-1944) - 1919 - Colour lithograph - 71x53 - Russian State Library, Moscow by Apsit

"Drake received the king in great state"(engraving)
5995159 " Drake received the king in great state" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"He waved his sword and crashed into the column"(engraving)
5995153 " He waved his sword and crashed into the column" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

James Glaisher, Henry Coxwell (engraving)
5995139 James Glaisher, Henry Coxwell (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Glaisher, Henry Coxwell)

Sailing into action (engraving)
5995132 Sailing into action (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sailing into action)

"One by one the terrified women were brought down"(engraving)
5995129 " One by one the terrified women were brought down" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"A band of soldiers compelled them to loose their hands"(engraving)
5995128 " A band of soldiers compelled them to loose their hands" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Troubles on the streets of Vienna, Austria, 13 March 1848 (engraving)
5208098 Troubles on the streets of Vienna, Austria, 13 March 1848 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Troubles on the streets of Vienna, Austria)

An Elegant Lady in the Bois de Boulogne, 1880 (oil on canvas)
CH401302 An Elegant Lady in the Bois de Boulogne, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Goeneutte, Norbert (1854-94); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

French womens fashions, 1881 (coloured engraving)
6032827 French womens fashions, 1881 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French womens fashions, 1881)

The River Forth above Stirling (b / w photo)
6022752 The River Forth above Stirling (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The River Forth above Stirling)

Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk)
3931014 Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk) by Chinese School, Qing dynasty (18th century); 29.8x1004.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Convulsionaries of the parish cemetery Saint-Medard in Paris
CHT382713 The Convulsionaries of the parish cemetery Saint-Medard in Paris, illustration from La verite des miracles de M. de Paris

Town Hall with insurrection of the people against Charles V (engraving)
819210 Town Hall with insurrection of the people against Charles V (engraving) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Orator (engraving)
671442 An Orator (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Orator. Illustration for Caricature History Of The Georges by Thomas Wright)

The Masaniello Revolt (oil on canvas)
704370 The Masaniello Revolt (oil on canvas) by Codazzi, V. (1603-72) & Cerquozzi, M. (1602-60); Galleria Spada, Rome, Lazio

Spectacle Gratis, Avant Scene (colour litho)
619519 Spectacle Gratis, Avant Scene (colour litho) by Bellange, Joseph-Louis Hippolyte (1800-66) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Seascape (oil on canvas)
BFM286664 Seascape (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-89); 121.5x169.5 cm; Schlossmuseum, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Germany; (add.info.: Seestueck; ); Bildarchiv Foto Marburg

Soldiers, under the command of General Bava Beccaris, in front of the Cathedral, during the riots in Milan
ALI161564 Soldiers, under the command of General Bava Beccaris, in front of the Cathedral, during the riots in Milan, 6th-9th May 1898 (photo) by Italian School

Fermentation at the Palais-Royal on the 10th July 1789 (w / c on paper)
CHT247198 Fermentation at the Palais-Royal on the 10th July 1789 (w/c on paper) by Janinet, Jean-Francois (1752-1814); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Floozie leaning out of window (chromolitho)
732929 Floozie leaning out of window (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Floozie leaning out of window.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Aristocratic Couple holding package, New Year Card (chromolitho)
731212 Aristocratic Couple holding package, New Year Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aristocratic Couple holding package)

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"Agitation: A Historical Journey of Struggle and Change" In the realm of social movements, it has been a powerful catalyst for change throughout history. From iconic posters like "Beat the Whites with the red wedge" by El Lissitzky in 1920 to lesser-known events such as The Skye crofters Land League Agitation, we witness the indomitable spirit of those who fought against injustice. One notable example is the Gathering of Unions in 1832, where workers united to demand fair wages and better working conditions. Their collective agitation paved the way for significant labor reforms that continue to shape our society today. The Free Soil versus slavery conflict in Kansas during the 1850s serves as a stark reminder of how they are ignite fierce debates over fundamental human rights. Pro-slavery posters circulated at that time reveal both sides' determination to sway public opinion and maintain their respective ideologies. Amidst this turmoil, Surgeon William Maillard's heroic actions during battle earned him the Victoria Cross at Candia. His bravery exemplifies how individuals can agitate against adversity on a personal level, leaving an indelible mark on history. Yanitza, known as The Albanian Joan of Arc, captured hearts through her unwavering dedication and courage depicted in Le Petit Journal. Her story highlights how women have often led agitations for freedom and equality throughout different cultures and eras. Meanwhile, Charles Parnell's presence at an Anti Rent Meeting in 1879 showcases political agitation aimed at addressing land reform issues faced by Irish tenants. Parnell's leadership played a pivotal role in advocating for their rights amidst widespread discontent. Artistic expressions also played a crucial role in promoting various causes. Russian agitprop posters from 1930 demonstrate how visual propaganda was employed to mobilize masses towards specific ideologies or political agendas.