Andr?Adolphe-Eug鑞e Disd閞i; vest of the Emperor Maximilian I. of Mexico; albumin paper; black and white positive process; image size: height: 8;9 cm; width: 5;6 cm; inscribed: recto u. dem on cardboard: type print: PROPRI蒚?EXCLUSIVE DE LA MAISON DE AUG.te KLEIN; REPROD. PAR DISD蒖I; stamp: verso center: EYE. KLEIN; VIENNA - PARIS; REPROD; clothing; With the aim of installing a monarchy dependent on France in Mexico; the Habsburg Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria (1832-1867) was enthroned as Emperor of Mexico at the instigation of Napoleon III in 1864. After the withdrawal of the French in 1866; Maximilian was unable to remain in power. In May 1867; the Emperor was captured by the troops of the legitimate government around Benito Ju醨ez in Quer閠aro and; after a court-martial judgment; was shot together with his generals Miguel Miram髇 and Tom醩 Mej韆 on June 19; 1867. The French photographer Fran鏾is Aubert; who was in Mexico at the time; photographed Maximilian's body and his clothing perforated by bullets after his execution. The image of his vest was later reproduced in the popular visit format by the successful Parisian photographer Andr?Disd閞i. Disd閞i retouched the frame on which the vest originally hung. In his picture it floats in a vacuum and is elevated to a politically charged relic of the executed emperor. (Sven Schumacher)