Portrait of Louis Blanqui by his wife, Amelie Serre Blanqui, circa 1835. His arms are crossed and he’s looking away. By Amélie-Suzanne Serre (1814-1841) – https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/portrait-d-auguste-blanqui-1805-1881-homme-politique-0#infos-principales, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=611973
Today in #LaborHistory 2/8/1805: Louis-Auguste Blanqui was born. French revolutionary; president of #ParisCommune. Active in most republican conspiracies of mid-1800s, incl #revolution of 1848.
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