Description
ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939) SALAMBO. 1897. Plate from L'Estampe Moderne.
16x12 inches, 41x30 cm.
Condition B+ / B: repaired tears, creases and abrasions in margins and image; restoration in margins. Japan.
Salambo was the daughter of Hamilcar, the ruler of Carthage. Gustave Flaubert popularized her story in 1862. Although the story is gruesome and...