La Française Diamant 1909 Poster — Dupré, Champion de France, by Gonzague Privat

Poster 1909 2 pages France

Source: Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), from the Musée national du sport (ensemble MnS000), shelfmark MS 15084 (page 1) and 86.6.3 (page 2).

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MarqueLa Française Diamant
TypePoster
Year1909
PublisherLa Française Diamant
ArtistGonzague Privat
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Pages2
SourceGallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), from the Musée national du sport (ensemble MnS000), shelfmark MS 15084 (page 1) and 86.6.3 (page 2).
CreditBibliothèque nationale de France
IdentifierGallica (BnF) ark:/12148/bd6t5256577v
TranscriptionTranscribed by eye

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LA FRANÇAISE DIAMANT SUR PNEUS HUTCHINSON DUPRÉ CHAMPION DE FRANCE 1909 Gonzague Privat The same poster, a second copy held by the museum (a smaller sheet): the same lettering and signature as page 1.

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— Page 1 —
LA FRANÇAISE DIAMANT
SUR PNEUS HUTCHINSON
DUPRÉ
CHAMPION DE FRANCE
1909

[Signed at the lower center:] Gonzague Privat

[A cream and tan sheet. The words LA FRANÇAISE DIAMANT arch across the top in red-brown capitals with a shadow, and SUR PNEUS HUTCHINSON runs on a curved band across the middle. On a velodrome banking a rider in a blue jersey with a white band and a red-white-blue sash, a high collar and a leather saddle bends over drop handlebars, leading three riders in green, grey and brown who follow in his slipstream. DUPRÉ, CHAMPION DE FRANCE and the year 1909 are in red-brown at the lower right.]

— Page 2 —
The same poster, a second copy held by the museum (a smaller sheet): the same lettering and signature as page 1.

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