Torquay, from the Beautiful Bathers series (N192) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889

"Torquay," from the "Beautiful Bathers" series of trade cards, depicts a woman in a pink bathing suit holding onto a post as she steps onto a rope bridge. The chromolithograph, printed by William S. Kimball & Co. in 1889, is a charming example of late 19th-century printmaking and a glimpse into Victorian bathing fashions. The trade card, likely distributed as advertising for the company's products, features the woman's whimsical attire, a popular subject in trade card art of the period.