Two Paths, from the Magic Changing Cards series (N223) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company 1889
kinneybrotherstobaccocompany
themetropolitanmuseumofart
drawing, print
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drawing
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aged paper
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toned paper
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light pencil work
# print
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old engraving style
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personal sketchbook
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pen-ink sketch
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men
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sketchbook drawing
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watercolour illustration
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sketchbook art
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watercolor
"Two Paths" is a trade card from the *Magic Changing Cards* series issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1889. The card features a simple line drawing of three women in Victorian dress walking down a country path. The card's imagery and poem likely aimed to appeal to a general audience, as the theme of women walking down a path, a popular subject for 19th-century illustrations, evoked themes of leisure, romanticism, and feminine beauty. This particular example is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection and measures 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 inches.
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