Belle Martin, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890
kinneybrotherstobaccocompany
themetropolitanmuseumofart
drawing, print
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portrait
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photo of handprinted image
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drawing
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aged paper
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toned paper
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water colours
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white palette
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charcoal drawing
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charcoal art
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underpainting
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men
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watercolour illustration
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watercolor
"Belle Martin, from the Actresses series" is a black and white photograph from 1890 by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company. Part of a series of trading cards issued to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, the photograph features actress Belle Martin standing in a light-colored dress with a ruffled hem. The image is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of trade cards and ephemera.
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