Ouvrier Collection

Russian Revolution of 1917: "Lenin speaking to the workers of the Putilov factory in
JLJ4644209 Russian Revolution of 1917: " Lenin speaking to the workers of the Putilov factory in Petrograd, 1917" Painting by Isaak Brodsky (Brodsky) (1883-1939). 1917

The foundation of the city of Rome: the workers build the walls. Miniature from the manuscript Alfa D.3.9.C by Tite
VEN5028131 The foundation of the city of Rome: the workers build the walls. Miniature from the manuscript Alfa D.3.9.C by Tite Live (59 BC - 17 AD) JC) on the History of Rome, Biblioteca Estense

Costumes of common English people, Directory era. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul
FLO4572649 Costumes of common English people, Directory era. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Duties towards neighbour: Respect for the life and freedom of others. Man's life is sacred
DUV4212782 Duties towards neighbour: Respect for the life and freedom of others. Man's life is sacred. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Chinese rope makers, Qing Dynasty. Workers twisting and weaving rope from bamboo on a horizontal frame
FLO4590295 Chinese rope makers, Qing Dynasty. Workers twisting and weaving rope from bamboo on a horizontal frame. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Anglo Saxon agriculture: four-wheel wagon 107, two-wheel wagon 108, plough 109, shovel, scythe and hammer 110, sickle
FLO4702412 Anglo Saxon agriculture: four-wheel wagon 107, two-wheel wagon 108, plough 109, shovel, scythe and hammer 110, sickle, rake and fork 111, harvest cart 112

Plans for a tunnel under the River Thames, with two lanes for horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians
FLO4623052 Plans for a tunnel under the River Thames, with two lanes for horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians, workers excavating the tunnels

Letter U: gas plant. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy
DUV4202528 Letter U: gas plant. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher. A face of 24 cubes is dedicated to the metiers

Workers harvesting pink salt from the salt lakes near Perekop. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias
FLO4727977 Workers harvesting pink salt from the salt lakes near Perekop. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte

Chinese paper-making, second process: workers mixing glue from the hao-teng vine while another pounds farina of rice in
FLO4590201 Chinese paper-making, second process: workers mixing glue from the hao-teng vine while another pounds farina of rice in a pestle and mortar

Dyeers: one quenches the fabric in a red dye tank, others pump water to fill the rinse tank - Dyer dying bolts of
FLO4577830 Dyeers: one quenches the fabric in a red dye tank, others pump water to fill the rinse tank - Dyer dying bolts of fabric in a barrel

Snapping termite, terms fatalis, termite queen, soldiers and workers. Vignette of man with axe hitting a termite mound
FLO4720259 Snapping termite, terms fatalis, termite queen, soldiers and workers. Vignette of man with axe hitting a termite mound

Portrait of a worker, late 19th-early 20th century (illustration)
8672361 Portrait of a worker, late 19th-early 20th century (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of the book "The novel of the worker" by Charles de Vitis)

Parts of the south and west walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, founded 1293
FLO5000362 Parts of the south and west walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, founded 1293. After the fire of March 23, 1797. Walls of Caen stone and chalk, timber oak and chestnut

The construction of the temple of Jerusalem by King Solomon Detail of a page from the manuscript of the Bible of Borso
VEN5027372 The construction of the temple of Jerusalem by King Solomon Detail of a page from the manuscript of the Bible of Borso d'Este (1413-1471) (Bibbia, Breviario d'Ercole) (Vol)

Chinese potter throwing a porcelain cup on a potter's wheel, powered by an assistant
FLO4590208 Chinese potter throwing a porcelain cup on a potter's wheel, powered by an assistant. Another worker arranges cups on a board for the oven

Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel (Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street)
FLO5000393 Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel (Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street). Copperplate engraving drawn and etched by John Thomas Smith from his Topography of London

Chocolate making in Moreuil factory. c.1900 (chromo)
2636215 Chocolate making in Moreuil factory. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Food and Beverage. Chocolate making in Moreuil factory. Imagery, France, c.1900.); Photo © CCI.

Science. Textile manufacturing: artificial river (washing machine). Engraving in
3434763 Science. Textile manufacturing: artificial river (washing machine). Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Science)

Termite: male 1a, magnified 1b, worker 2a, magnifed 2b, female 3, pregnant female 4, nest 5
FLO4574450 Termite: male 1a, magnified 1b, worker 2a, magnifed 2b, female 3, pregnant female 4, nest 5, and cross section through mound 6

Letter M: orpheon; bear; worker; birds; oriflame; oranges; eggs; onions; obelisque; omnibus; geese; organ; officer
DUV4199560 Letter M: orpheon; bear; worker; birds; oriflame; oranges; eggs; onions; obelisque; omnibus; geese; organ; officer. Alphabet (Abecedaire)

Preparatory work for the Federation Day on the Champs de Mars, early 20th century (illustration)
7418362 Preparatory work for the Federation Day on the Champs de Mars, early 20th century (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparatory work for the Federation Day (July 14)

Construction of the Tower of Babel in Babylon. Miniature from the Alfa manuscript
VEN5028094 Construction of the Tower of Babel in Babylon. Miniature from the Alfa manuscript. W.1.6, C.23 v, probably the " Mirror historial" (Speculum maius)

Porcelain factory in China, Qing Dynasty. Workers painting dishes by hand while another brings more plates
FLO4590649 Porcelain factory in China, Qing Dynasty. Workers painting dishes by hand while another brings more plates. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Science. Textile manufacturing: workers washing the fabrics. Engraving in
3434764 Science. Textile manufacturing: workers washing the fabrics. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Science)

Duties towards the homeland: The freedoms that the Fatherland guarantees us. Gendarmes upholding freedom of work
DUV4212760 Duties towards the homeland: The freedoms that the Fatherland guarantees us. Gendarmes upholding freedom of work

Worker with large axe, artisan, merchant and woman of Paris. Costumes of the people of Paris
FLO4571207 Worker with large axe, artisan, merchant and woman of Paris. Costumes of the people of Paris, reign of King Francis I of France

A worker using mechanical power to press paper in a mill. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English
FLO4577680 A worker using mechanical power to press paper in a mill. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.; (add.info)

Workers harvesting pink salt from the salt lakes near Perekop. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann
FLO4569166 Workers harvesting pink salt from the salt lakes near Perekop. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Viollet-Le-Duc shows the start of construction, 1873 (illustration)
8683032 Viollet-Le-Duc shows the start of construction, 1873 (illustration) by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

Workers building the Dutch fortress at Batavia, now Jakarta, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Andrea
FLO4624254 Workers building the Dutch fortress at Batavia, now Jakarta, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

France-Transport-Illustration
Workers lay tar on the street of Paris in 1926. (Photo by - / FRANCE PRESSE VOIR / AFP)

Russian Revolution of 1905: Bloody Sunday January 22, 1905 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4644249 Russian Revolution of 1905: Bloody Sunday January 22, 1905 (oil on canvas) by Russian School (20th century); State Russian Museum, St

Poster of Josef Stalin presenting the fourth five year plan, 1946 (litho)
REV253298 Poster of Josef Stalin presenting the fourth five year plan, 1946 (litho) by Russian School (20th century); Private Collection

And now let's get to work! A hairy man is involved in the reconstruction of France, 1918 (illustration)
PCT5618079 And now let's get to work! A hairy man is involved in the reconstruction of France, 1918 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Workmen on the Street, 1838-40 (oil on board)
NGW185753 Workmen on the Street, 1838-40 (oil on board) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 12.4x17 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Parquet planers, 1875 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4653400 Parquet planers, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-94); 102x146 cm; Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Parquet planers)

Engraving workshop. Night falls, the boss and one of his sons (?) check the work in the workshops
LSE4313961 Engraving workshop. Night falls, the boss and one of his sons (?) check the work in the workshops, while two workers heat themselves in a brazier

Pinching workshop. Brushing is the application of indigo blue on canvas. In the workshop, two foremen, stick in hand
LSE4313939 Pinching workshop. Brushing is the application of indigo blue on canvas. In the workshop, two foremen, stick in hand, watch a worker who has just filled her pot with blue

Belgian workers strike: the police loading the riders in Carnieres. A newspaper
XEE4192850 Belgian workers strike: the police loading the riders in Carnieres. A newspaper. Engraving in " Le Monde Illustre", 10 April 1886

Troubles en Russie: conflit entre les cosaques, les etudiants et les ouvriers sur la perspective Nevski a Saint
GIA4753727 Troubles en Russie: conflit entre les cosaques, les etudiants et les ouvriers sur la perspective Nevski a Saint Petersbourg. Illustration de Beltrame. La Domenica del corriere. 14/04/1901

Red Sunday (Bloody Sunday) in St. Petersburg: "Military repression during the 1905 demonstrations in St
JLJ4644269 Red Sunday (Bloody Sunday) in St. Petersburg: " Military repression during the 1905 demonstrations in St. Petersburg" the cavalry of Tsar Nicholas II charges against the grevists

Indigenous aborigenes, employed as loggers in Coranderk, engraving after a drawing by A
LSE4332177 Indigenous aborigenes, employed as loggers in Coranderk, engraving after a drawing by A. Sirouy, to illustrate the story six months in Australia, by Desire Charnay

Deblaiement of the apanada of Artaxerxes Mnemon (404-358 BC) king of Persia
LSE4334496 Deblaiement of the apanada of Artaxerxes Mnemon (404-358 BC) king of Persia. Engraving by Ferdinandus, to illustrate the story A Suse, 1884-1886, diary des excavilles, by Jane Dieulafoy

The trench of the excavations. Engraving by Bida to illustrate the story A Suse, journal des excavilles, 1884-1886
LSE4334442 The trench of the excavations. Engraving by Bida to illustrate the story A Suse, journal des excavilles, 1884-1886, by Jane Dieulafoy, in le tour du monde 1887

A farm of Sam Choui, in the province of Canton, with the owner (in the centre)
LSE4330069 A farm of Sam Choui, in the province of Canton, with the owner (in the centre), surrounds his family and some agricultural employees, engraved after a drawing by O.Mathieu

Les dyers de Lucknow, engraving after the drawing of A. Duvivier, illustrating the voyage in India of the Rajahs
LSE4329628 Les dyers de Lucknow, engraving after the drawing of A. Duvivier, illustrating the voyage in India of the Rajahs, in 1864-1868, by Louis Rousselet

Californian miner, washing silver ore by hydraulic method, near San Francisco. Engraving after H
LSE4330327 Californian miner, washing silver ore by hydraulic method, near San Francisco. Engraving after H.Clergets drawing, to illustrate the story La conquete blanche, by William Hepworth Dixon

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"Ouvrier: A Glimpse into the Lives of Workers Across History" From the Russian Revolution of 1917 to the struggles faced by Belgian workers in 1886, the term "ouvrier" has been synonymous with hard work and resilience. Lenin's powerful speeches at the Putilov factory ignited a spark among workers, fueling their fight for better conditions and rights. Transportation has always played a vital role in society, as depicted in an illustration from France. Parquet planers in 1875 showcased their craftsmanship on canvas, while an engraving workshop captured the essence of late-night labor with dedicated workers sharpening tools and seeking warmth around a brazier. The pinching workshop revealed another aspect of manual labor - brushing indigo blue onto canvas. Foremen closely monitored workers' progress, ensuring quality control was maintained throughout each step. History tells tales of oppression too; slavery left its mark on humanity. Slavers throwing slaves into the sea painted a grim picture of this dark chapter. In Sudan, slave traders roamed roads carrying sought-after butter made from beets of money. Belgian workers went on strike to demand fair treatment but were met with police aggression as shown in an engraving from Le Monde Illustre in 1886. The struggle continued across borders as conflicts between Cossacks, students, and ouvriers erupted on Nevski Avenue in Saint Petersburg during troubles en Russie. Red Sunday (Bloody Sunday) witnessed military repression against peaceful protestors during demonstrations against Tsar Nicholas II's regime in St. Petersburg back in 1905. Even ancient civilizations relied heavily on ouvriers' skills; building pyramids stands testament to their expertise and dedication as seen through colored engravings dating back to 1866. Indigenous aborigines employed as loggers also contributed significantly to Australia's development according to historical records from Desire Charnay's mission assignment in 1878.