The Distant Princess - Alphonse Mucha Art Print 01246 See our entire Take Flight

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and Sir Alfred Tennyson

based on its composition

& Optical Illusions (2002)

despite not being exceptionally clever

The Distant Princess - Alphonse Mucha Art Print 01246 See our entire Take FlightIn 1903, Alphonse Mucha depicted the actress Sarah Bernhardt once againthis time taking center stage as Princesse Lointaine, passionately proclaiming the irresistible charm of the Petit Beurre made by the biscuit company, LeFevre Utile (LU). A Princesse Lointaine (literally distant princess) comes from the title of a play by Edmond Rostand and is a French stock character that is an unattainable loved figure. With a twinkle in her eye, she declares,