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Date : approx. between 1867 and 1868
Sizes : 2.84 m x 1.93 m
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Bought with a special grant at the sale of the Degas collection (1918)
Impressionism
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French Painting
Painting
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France
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The French installed Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian as puppet Emperor of Mexico. He was executed by Mexican Republicans alongside two of his generals in June 1867. Here, one general clasps Maximilian's left hand -all that can be seen of him- as the execution squad fires. The painting was cut up after Manet's death, and Edgar Degas later re-assembled the fragments.
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