Venez en aide aux soldats Alsaciens-Lorraines. – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare vintage poster captures Venez en aide aux soldats Alsaciens-Lorraines. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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This 1916 color lithograph by E. Friant asks French viewers to come to the aid of soldiers from Alsace and Lorraine, the two regions Germany had annexed after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. Their presence in the French army carried deep emotional weight, since many of these men had grown up under German rule and had long hoped for the return of their homeland to France. Friant was himself a painter with roots in Lorraine, which gives the poster a personal connection to its subject. The image is a useful reminder that wartime appeals in France often tied military sacrifice to national identity and to the cause of reclaiming lost provinces.
| Created / published | 1916 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 84 x 65 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Come to the aid of the soldiers of Alsace and Lorraine. Signed: E. Friant 1916. Promotional goal: Fr. G2. 1916. Item is no. 178 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. BYC · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Military personnel--French--France--Alsace. World War 1914-1918--Military personnel--French--France--Lorraine. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,775 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1716_Venez_en_aide_aux_solda_1916 |
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