4015 - Berlin

Berlin Photographer unknown. Germania monument at the Berlin victory parade, Lustgarten. 1871. 5 albumen stereo prints, mounted on orange card. Each approx. 8.7 x 17.8 cm. Publisher’s gilt imprint on the left: “Kunstverlag Moser senior in Berlin”. These cards depict the temporary Germania monument erected in front of the Berlin Palace for the entry of the victorious troops on June 16, 1871. The seated Germania, nearly six meters tall, embraces the allegorical figures of Alsace and Lorraine; the cylindrical base features personifications of German rivers and a relief frieze depicting 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.