CLK339991 The Execution of Emperor Maximilian, 1868, printed 1884 (litho) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 33.6x43.5 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: L\'Execution de Maximilien; Maximilian I (1832-67) Emperor of Austria and Mexico; member of Austria\'s Imperial Habsburg-Lorraine family; with the backing of Napoleon III he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on April 10, 1864; many foreign governments refused to recognize his government which led to his execution by Mexican Republicans in 1867;); French, out of copyright.