Card Number 386, Grace Stewart, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes by W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Card Number 386, Grace Stewart, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s

drawing, print

portrait

pencil drawn

photo of handprinted image

drawing

aged paper

toned paper

light pencil work

print

pencil sketch

old engraving style

pencil drawing

men

watercolour illustration

watercolor

"Card Number 386, Grace Stewart" is a trade card from the "Actors and Actresses" series, produced by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes in the 1880s. The card features a photographic portrait of Grace Stewart, an actress of the time. The card is an example of trade card advertising, which was popular in the late 19th century, and is now a collectible piece of ephemera. The card is currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.