Two dates are on the sheet: 9 February 1913 and 11 December 1914. Achille Mauzan composed the poster for Toselli & Co. of Via Monte Napoleone 18, Milan. Both dates are worked directly into the typography. Mauzan was at the Ricordi publishing house in Milan between 1912 and 1917, making lithographic commercial work.
He had trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.
On the poster
The ground is a deep crimson. Four caricature figures pile onto the platform of an ornate precision scale, and bold gold letters spell "LA NAZIONALE" in relief on the machine's base. The dial of the scale gleams silver.
About this print
A digitally restored reproduction, printed on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art paper with pigment inks.

