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Young Alsacienne Woman
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About this work
At the end of the Franco-Prussian War, Prussia seized much of the regions of Alsace and Lorraine. That inspired Adolphe Braun to produce a series of images of women meant to personify those lost territories. The images proved so popular that they were reproduced on souvenir items including postcards and ceramic plates.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineYoung Alsacienne Woman, c. 1871. Adolphe Braun (French, 1812–1877). Carbon print on a ruled mount; image: 40 x 30.5 cm (15 3/4 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, 2021.57
