The Stone Breakers, also known as Stonebreakers, was an 1849 oil painting on canvas by the French painter Gustave Courbet. Now destroyed, the image remains an often-cited example of the artistic movement Realism. Gustave Courbet, 1849 — painted at 30. Canvas and oil paint. 165 × 257 cm. In the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. French Realism. Wiki link