Execution of Emperor Maximilian

Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte
Munich, Germany

This painting depicts the execution of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico on June 19, 1867. A firing squad of Mexican soldiers aims their rifles at Maximilian and two of his generals. The scene is witnessed by a crowd looking over a wall in the background.

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Maximilian I of Mexico Oil paint

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