BEZIEHUNG
im Künstler
im Museum
Die Erschießung Maximilians I., Kaiser von Mexiko
um 1867–1868
London, National Gallery, Saal 44 (Inventar-Nr. NG3294)
The Execution of Maximilian
Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian had been installed as puppet emperor of Mexico by Napoleon III but was executed by Mexican Republicans in 1867. Only Maximilian's hand is visible here, clasped by one of his generals. The painting was 'cut up after Manet's death; Edgar Degas later reassembled the fragments.
