French trade card, by Marcel Arnac

This is a large rugby trade card advertising for Galeries Lafayette (one the main retail stores in Paris), probably dated 1924 because of the reference to the Olympic Games.

It is illustrated by Marcel Arnac, a pioneer in French comics and cartoons (full bio - in English - here..)

The caption is just stupid... "Doudou (français) se trompe deux fois de ballons et gagne le match par 24.695 buts à zero", i.e. "Doudou (French) takes twice the wrong ball and wins the game by 24.695 goals to nil"... ok, not my fault...




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