Les Mystères de Paris 1890s Petit Lyonnais - Vintage French Lithograph Poster

Highlights

• Premium canvas print of Petit Lyonnais — Les Mystères de Paris (c. 1892) — original photography by Nicedesigns
• Hand-stretched 1.5" gallery wrap canvas — arrives ready to hang, no frame needed
• Fade-resistant inks for long-lasting color and rich tones, made to order
• Made to order in the United States by niceandco.
• Finished size 8" W x 8" H

Description

This dramatic French lithograph poster advertises the serialized publication of Eugène Süe's celebrated novel 'Les Mystères de Paris' in the newspaper Le Petit Lyonnais, beginning Sunday 1st November. The composition features a central medallion portrait of the virtuous character Fleur de Marie surrounded by darkly theatrical vignettes of Parisian street life — shadowy figures, fallen victims, and menacing characters rendered in moody earth tones and deep reds. On a wall, it reads as a richly atmospheric piece of 19th-century French literary and newspaper culture, combining Gothic drama with the bold graphic energy of period advertising art.