Maid of Athens, from the Illustrated Songs series (N116) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1893

"Maid of Athens" is a trade card from the "Illustrated Songs" series produced by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote their Honest Long Cut Tobacco in 1893. The card features a young woman in a traditional Greek dress, with a red cap adorned with gold embellishments, standing by a balcony overlooking a seaport scene. The card exemplifies the trend of using imagery and popular culture to market products during the late 19th century, with the woman's alluring gaze and the picturesque setting evoking a sense of exoticism and romanticism. The card is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.