4015 - Berlin

Berlin Photographer unknown. Germania monument at the Berlin victory parade, Lustgarten. 1871. 5 albumen stereo prints, mounted to orange card. Each ca. 8,7 x 17,8 cm. Publisher’s gilt imprint at left: “Kunstverlag Moser senior in Berlin”. These cards depict the temporary Germania monument erected before the Berlin Palace for the entry of the victorious troops on 16 June 1871. The almost six-meter seated Germania embraces the allegorical figures of Alsace and Lorraine; the cylindrical base bears personifications of German rivers and a relief frieze of departing troops. The monument was a major element of the triumphal decorations staged along Berlin’s ceremonial route after the Franco-Prussian War. – Orange card mounts with light rubbing, scattered soiling, rounded corners and minor edge wear; occasional small abrasions and tiny losses. Prints somewhat faded, with scattered surface marks; otherwise in good condition.