Commodore's Pennant, Denmark, from the Naval Flags series (N17) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 1886 - 1891

"Commodore's Pennant, Denmark" is a lithograph from the *Naval Flags* series produced by Allen & Ginter, a tobacco company, between 1886 and 1891. The image depicts the Danish naval flag, a red field with a white cross, flying on a mast against a backdrop of a stylized sky. Below the flag, a portrait of a man in military garb is framed in a circular border. These trade cards, known as "cigarette cards," were included in packs of Allen & Ginter cigarettes, popularizing the collecting of cards and serving as a form of advertising. Today, these lithographs are considered historical artifacts reflecting 19th-century printmaking and the cultural practice of advertising through collectible ephemera.