Greece, from the Types of All Nations series (N24) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1889

"Greece," from the "Types of All Nations" series, is a chromolithograph card printed by Allen & Ginter in 1889 as part of a set of trading cards distributed with their brand of cigarettes. The card depicts a portrait of a man in traditional Greek attire. The portrait is a realistic depiction of a man with a long white beard, wearing a red fez with a blue trim and a fur-lined coat. The card is an example of 19th-century chromolithography, a printing technique that uses multiple colors to create a detailed and realistic image, and was a popular way to disseminate information and entertainment in the late 19th century. The card is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.