Coaching, from World's Dudes series (N31) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1888

"Coaching" is a chromolithograph from the "World's Dudes" series of trading cards produced by Allen & Ginter for their brand of cigarettes. The card depicts a gentleman in a top hat and brown coat holding reins, a classic image of a coachman. The card, printed in 1888, is a prime example of late 19th-century chromolithographic printing and an example of "trade cards" or "cigarette cards" produced by companies like Allen & Ginter to advertise their products. The card is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.