LOT 1075:
MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945)
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MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945)
Mussolini the ‘powerful and impatient knight’
MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 10.5 x 14.5 photograph by Mussolini, the image being a reproduction of a painting of Il Duce, in uniform, seated in a striking full-length pose on his horse, the backdrop featuring the remains of the Roman Forum and a distant glimpse of St. Peters. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background, 'A Edda, questa quadro di un cavaliere poziente e impoziente, Mussolini' (Translation: To Edda, this image of a powerful and impatient knight, Mussolini), and dated Rome, 1st September 1926 in his hand. Un unusual and desirable signed image, enhanced by Mussolini's meaningful inscription. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG