The black stain; alsace-lorraine was the black stain of france. The ceding of the region to the german empire in 1871 deeply hurt the french people. The desire for revenge in france was wide-spread. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: 1887. Dimensions: height: 110.5 cm (43.5 in) ; width: 150.5 cm (59.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Deutsches Historisches Museum. 1887 Bettannier Der Schwarze Fleck anagoria
