The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Young Alsacienne Woman

c. 1871

Adolphe Braun

(French, 1812–1877)
France
carbon print on a ruled mount
Image: 40 x 30.5 cm (15 3/4 x 12 in.)
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg 2021.57
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This image is an allegory, not a portrait.

Description

The woman wears the costume of, and personifies, the province of Alsace near the Franco-German border, where French photographer Adolphe Braun had his studio. The museum also owns Braun’s allegory of Lorraine (Woman in Lorraine Dress, 1999.109). After France lost the Franco-Prussian war, it had to yield most of Alsace and one-quarter of Lorraine to Prussia (now Germany) in 1871. While allegorical, these images were also personal for Braun and many Frenchmen, and often seen together as a pair.
  • ?-2021
    Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY
    June 7, 2021
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2021.57