88. Photograph depicting Emperor Wilhelm the second of Germany and Emperor Franz Joseph the first of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1915

Selling price

EUR 375

Session

Wed, 8 November 2023 12:00

The two pillars of the Triple Alliance, the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary, were immortalized in this official propaganda photograph. The martial posture of the two, in military uniform, with decorations, wanted to convey a sense of power, confidence in victory and the solidity of an alliance that gathered around it and other states. On the reverse of the photograph is a handwritten note written in black ink, dated April 1915 and located Salzburg.

Dimensions

width 37 cm, height 53 cm, custom 53 × 37 cm

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