File:Illustration of a French army officer in society, pre-WWI.WWI postcard art.Wittig collection.item 44.obverse.scan.jpg

Comic illustration of a French Army officer in society; pre-WWI postcard art. Pen & ink drawing; drawn on a post-card blank. Front is inscribed with the artist's initials in the lower right of the picture: "AD". Back with, not yet transcribed. Postally used in 1905(?). More information would be appreciated; feel free to transcribe/translate. Wittig collection, item 44; private collection, fam. Wittig et cie.

Created by 1905, therefore obviously pre-1923; uploaded here to avoid Commons' "dual jurisdiction" PD rule.

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(reverse is also uploaded at File:Illustration of a French Army officer in society.pre-WWI postcard art.Wittig collection.item 44.reverse.scan.jpg)

NOTE: please rename obverse file to match filename of reverse-scan (unintentional name error during initial upload)

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