Museum Lithograph Postcard
Goya "Queen Maria Luisa" Portrait Vintage Museum Postcard – Taft Museum Cincinnati
Goya "Queen Maria Luisa" Portrait Vintage Museum Postcard – Taft Museum Cincinnati
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AT A GLANCE
- Title:
- Portrait of Queen Maria Luisa
- Publisher:
- Lithography by Young and Klein
- Type:
- Standard Size Postcard (3 ½” x 5 ½”)
- Subject:
- Art history
- Artist:
- Francisco Goya (1746 - 1828)
- Circa:
- 1940s - 1950s
- Condition:
- Excellent (EX)
- Postcard:
- Museum Art Postcard
- Location:
- Cincinnati, Ohio USA
- Postmark:
- Unposted | Unused
- Notes:
- Taft Museum art collection
Vintage museum postcard featuring Francisco Goya’s Portrait of Queen Maria Luisa, issued by the Taft Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. This mid‑century lithographed souvenir highlights Goya’s masterful depiction of Spanish royalty and offers a charming piece of art‑museum ephemera for collectors and history enthusiasts.
Printed by Young & Klein, Inc., a Cincinnati lithography firm active in the 1940s–1950s, this postcard reflects the classic museum‑souvenir style of the period. Arrives in a protective sleeve and is ideal for framing, collecting, or gifting to admirers of 18th‑century European art and vintage museum memorabilia.
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