Marie Antoinette, Versailles, 1955 Sport A spectacular original vintage poster

A spectacular original vintage poster featuring a crystal clear photographic view over the village of La Grave in its dramatic location beneath the high ridge of La Meije (3982m) in the Alps of southeast France

Its scale and grandeur were uncovered in the 20th century

Background  Solon (1897-1973) was a prominent poster artist from the 1930s onward who also worked for Air France

when it merged with the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) to become British Airways

once the home of the American-born entertainer Josephine Baker

Marie Antoinette, Versailles, 1955 Sport A spectacular original vintage posterAn original vintage poster for an exhibition at the Palais de Versailles in 1955, featuring the most famous of the many portraits of Louis XVIs queen by the artist lisabeth Vigie Le Brun. 'Marie Antoinette with a Rose' was painted in 1783, six years before the French revolution. Size 74cm x 50cm Condition Some foxing at margins and wrinkling bottom left. If you would like to know more please get in touch.. Artist lisabeth Vigie Le Brun (1755 1842)