Lorraine is French! — Victor Hugo — Edition des Trois Confeurs, Paris

Description

Illustrated postcard of a young woman in Lorraine costume, wearing a ribbon bonnet and a cross necklace, in front of a landscape with the Château de Metz in the background. The printed text quotes Victor Hugo: « Lorraine is French! Metz, the chaste home of the old bearded Franks! The vulture over these mountains and these meadows under its wing! And yet, all of this is eternal France! ». Reverse: publisher 'Édition des Trois Confeurs, Paris', printer 'Imp. J. Cossac, 10, rue de Rully, Paris', and partially visible postmark.