1989 Italian Poster - Maria Antonietta condotta alla ghigliottina (Marie-Antoinette taken to the guillotine) affiche contemporaine The Maitre de l'affiche posters

The Maitre de l'affiche posters were a collection sent to poster aficionados and subscribers just before the turn of the century (roughly 1896-1900)

The premiere was performed at Stockholm City Museum and many performances were then played outdoors at the City Museum's courtyard at Södermalmstorg

Size: Matted to 12 x 16 inches

from liquor to bikes and back again

this collection is simple

1989 Italian Poster - Maria Antonietta condotta alla ghigliottina (Marie-Antoinette taken to the guillotine) affiche contemporaine The Maitre de l'affiche postersDate: 1989 Size: 27. 5 x 19. 5 inches Artist: G. Duthod About the Poster: When Marie Antoinette was taken to the her death on 16 October 1793, her last words, after accidentally stepping on the foot of her executioner, were "Pardon, monsieur. I did not do it on purpose" (Fraser, 440). The legacy of Marie Antoinette is of a tragic figure, a victim of her time and circumstance. Artist signed and numbered and ready to frame. Rare.