This statue by Paul Dubois (1829–1905) entitled "Le souvenir" or "La Lorraine pleurant sur l'épaule de l'Alsace" on Maginot Square in Nancy is a reminder of the loss of Alsace-Lorraine in the war of 1870/1871.
Paul Dubois (1829–1905), Le souvenir ou La Lorraine pleurant sur l'épaule de l'Alsace, bronze sculpture of unknown date, colour photograph, 2006, photographer: Pierre Lescanne; image source: Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alsace_Lorraine.jpg?uselang=fr. Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany.