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Untitled (young boy with lace collar and toy rifle)

1880–99

Reutlinger Studios

(French, active 1850s-1937)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 19.1 x 13.3 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Nina Rosenblum and Lisa Rosenblum 2022.356
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Militaristic attitudes had a strong hold in France following the country’s defeat in the 1870–71 Franco-Prussian War.

Description

This portrait of a boy holding a rifle suggests an association of masculinity with militarism in that era. Many French people wanted revenge for Prussia’s annexation of Alsace-Lorraine, territories that did not return to French control at the end of World War I in 1919. Looking at this portrait in hindsight, one might wonder if this boy served in the military or was a casualty during that war.
A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph depicts a boy with light skin tone standing centrally, gazing toward our upper right. He has short hair with bangs and wears a dark, belted tunic with a wide lace collar. His legs are crossed at the ankles while he holds a toy rifle resting on the floor. A gold cursive signature sits in the lower-left corner.

Untitled (young boy with lace collar and toy rifle)

1880–99

Reutlinger Studios

(French, active 1850s-1937)
France, 19th century

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