Desirable participant's diploma issued for the shooting events held as part of the Paris 1900 Olympics, one page, 12.75 x 19.5, featuring the facsimile signatures of the shooting competition committee. The diploma is filled out as issued to "L. Lecourt," bears its original red label seal to the lower portion, and features an engraved image of the Gloria Victis sculpture by Antonin Mercie, which depicts a winged female allegorical image of Fame (or of Hope) carrying to glory a dying French hero, his broken sword a sign of defeat. In fine condition, with light toning and edgewear.
