The paper soldiers of Strasbourg

1910
Garnier Tanconville, Jules Schneider
An emblematic city repeatedly forced to switch nationalities
Garnier Tanconville, Jules Schneider. Petits soldats entretenant le souvenir d’un Strasbourg français, 1910, Photo : Mathieu Bertola – Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg

 

 

In the city

With a total of 60,000 figurines dating from between the late 18th and the 20th century, the Historical Museum possesses the largest collection in France of «paper soldiers from Strasbourg». Drawn or printed, at times handcoloured, they mainly represent soldiers from the Napoleonic period.

Garnier Tanconville, Jules Schneider. Petits soldats entretenant le souvenir d’un Strasbourg français, 1910, Photo : Mathieu Bertola – Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg
Garnier Tanconville, Jules Schneider. Petits soldats entretenant le souvenir d’un Strasbourg français, 1910, Photo : Mathieu Bertola – Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg