Societe La Francaise Original Vintage Bicycle Poster - Cycling - PAL

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View Societe La Francaise Original Vintage Bicycle Poster - Cycling - PAL with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. TITLE: Societe La Francaise. PAL (Jean de Paleologue) (1860-1942) was born in Bucharest, Romania. He was a distant descendant of Manuel Paleologue (Palaiologos) who was brother of Constantine XI, the last of the Byzantine Emperors. TITLE:  Societe La Francaise  ARTIST:  PAL CIRCA:  1896 ORIGIN:  France SIZE:  31.5 in. x 48 in. Original Vintage Poster archivally linen backed PAL (Jean de Paleologue) (1860-1942) was born in Bucharest, Romania. He was a distant descendant of Manuel Paleologue (Palaiologos) who was brother of Constantine XI, the last of the Byzantine Emperors. Jean de Paleologue was a real prince! After living in London, he moved to Paris in 1893 and was known for his posters of beautiful women. In 1900 he moved to the United States and worked in applied graphics including Vanity Fair. Later he developed ads and publicity for the automobile, film and animation industries. Prince Paleolgue died in Miami at the age of 82 leaving his fourth wife and a son, the last of the line, Prince Ion Alessandro Paleologue. Category: Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop › Vintage Sports Memorabilia › Posters.