Trade Card for F. Paton, Printmaker 1884

This 1884 trade card by Frank Paton depicts a scene of street life in New York City. The image shows a group of figures outside of a shop at night, with one man in a hooded cloak appearing to sell a small object to a devil-like creature. The shop's sign reads "E.E. Leggatt. From Messrs Agnew & Sons," suggesting a print shop. This etching, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was likely used as a promotional piece for F. Paton, the artist, who specialized in printmaking in the late 19th century.