1940's French Medicine Advertisement, Lescène Laboratories, Zymatine - Jacqueline Duché drole "The romantic subplot is quite

"The romantic subplot is quite nice: we get two men competing for the hand of the same woman

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Despite the fact that it is in black and white (or perhaps because it is bereft of color) it is as powerful as any poster

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hints at a Pacific battlefield

1940's French Medicine Advertisement, Lescène Laboratories, Zymatine - Jacqueline Duché drole "The romantic subplot is quiteDate: 1940's Size: 9. 5 x 6. 25 inches Artist: Jacqueline Duch About the poster: Lescne Laboratories was a French pharmaceutical company popular in the early 1900's. In the 1940's they commissioned illustrator Jacqueline Duch (1892 1973) to illustrate advertisements for their medications. This charming piece is one such advertisement for Zymatine, a powder that purports to aid with digestion. The front of the illustration reads: 'Rendez Csar ce qui