Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico – Antique Imperial Portrait Engraving, 1867

Name: Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico – Antique Imperial Portrait Engraving, 1867
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-14126-6
Price: 235 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1867
Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 26.3 × 17 cm (10.4 × 6.7 in)
Condition: Good. Condition report: Very good condition with light toning and minor foxing in the margins. Image strong and well-defined. Blank verso. Please review images carefully.
Period: The Gilded Age
Places: Mexico
Reference: BG-14126-6

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico, an original steel engraving from Louis Énault's L'Amérique centrale et méridionale, published in Paris in 1867. The sheet is lettered "S.M. Maximilien I., Empereur du Mexique" and was engraved by Nargeot and printed by Chardon.

The emperor stands full length, bearded, with one hand on a sceptre set beside a cushioned table and the other on his sword. He wears a military uniform with a sash and an ermine-lined cloak that falls to the floor, and behind him hangs a heavy fringed curtain. A pattern of the imperial emblem is worked into the carpet at his feet.

Archduke Maximilian of Austria (1832 to 1867) accepted the Mexican throne under French sponsorship and reigned from 1864. His government collapsed after French troops withdrew, and he was captured and executed at Querétaro in 1867, the year this volume appeared.

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