Card Number 597, Lady Brooke, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes by W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Card Number 597, Lady Brooke, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

drawing, print

photo of handprinted image

drawing

aged paper

toned paper

photo restoration

print

charcoal drawing

charcoal art

coloured pencil

19th century

men

watercolour illustration

watercolor

"Card Number 597, Lady Brooke," from the *Actors and Actresses* series (N145-3) is a promotional trade card issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote their *Cross Cut* Cigarettes in the 1880s. The image shows a bust portrait of Lady Brooke, turned to the left, looking down, in profile. The card is a sepia-toned photographic reproduction, depicting the subject in a Victorian era dress and pearl necklace. The *Actors and Actresses* series is a type of *carte de visite* which was popular for collecting and exchanging during the 19th century.